JP3254384B2 - Cartridge storage case and index card - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an index card for providing a cartridge containing a disk-shaped recording medium such as a mini-disc (hereinafter referred to as an MD) to a cartridge storage case that can be stored in a storage portion through an opening. Relates to a structure for improving the durability of an index card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a so-called slot-in type storage case as a cartridge storage case for storing an MD or the like (not shown). This storage case 50 is a case body 5 made of a flat parallelepiped.
2, an opening 51 and an internal space 53 are provided.
The cartridge is removably housed through the opening.

[0003]

In this case,
Index card 5 that can record contents recorded on MD etc.
When the cartridge storage case 4 is detachably mounted through the opening 51, such a cartridge storage case has a basic structure in which a cartridge is detachably mounted through the opening. In the vicinity of the end portion 55, in particular, a portion indicated by a symbol F in FIG.
This is a surface cut by a cutter or the like at the time of production of the index card itself, and is easily deteriorated by rubbing with the cartridge, and in some cases, a tear is generated or a wrinkle is generated in a direction in which the cartridge is inserted. Therefore, in a so-called slot-in type storage case, it has been desired to improve the durability of the index card.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and an index card 54 capable of recording contents recorded on an MD or the like is detachably inserted through the opening 51 so as to be detachable from the opening end of the case. The purpose of this is to improve the durability in the vicinity of the part.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cartridge in which a cartridge containing a disk-shaped recording medium can be housed in a housing through an opening, and an index card is mounted in the housing. In the storage case, the index card is provided in a card body, and at an end of the card body on the opening side side, bent in two toward an end opposite to the end. Has a predetermined length along the housing direction of the cartridge,
A folded portion abutting on the cartridge storage case, wherein the opening of the cartridge storage case (20) is provided .
A notch (25) is provided at the end on the part (21) side,
In the cartridge storage case (20), the cartridge
When (10) is stored in a predetermined position,
The tip (34a) of the return portion (34) is the cartridge
When the shutter (11) provided in (10) is in the closed state
The position on the opposite side from the position of the shutter side end (12a)
The cartridge (1) is located on the end (33) side and
Part of 0) is exposed to the outside through the cutout (25).
This is achieved by a cartridge storage case characterized by being configured as described above. Further, the above object of the present invention,
In an index card mounted in a cartridge storage case capable of storing a cartridge containing a disk-shaped recording medium in a storage unit through an opening, a card body and the card body in a state mounted in the storage unit At the end on the opening side, a folded portion is provided, which is bent in two toward the end opposite to the end, and has a predetermined length along the housing direction of the cartridge. , In the index card (30)
A notch (36) is provided at the end (32) of the opening (21).
The cartridge storage case (20)
The cartridge (10) and the index card (3)
0) is stored in a predetermined position,
The tip (34a) of the part (34) is connected to the cartridge (1).
0) when the shutter (11) is closed.
The end on the opposite side from the position of the end (12a ) on the
(33) side and of the cartridge (10).
A part of the notch (36) and the cartridge storage case
Through a notch (25) provided in the base (20).
The index card is characterized in that the index card is configured to be exposed .

The opposite end of the card body (31)
A backrest (35) is provided in the portion (33),
The leading end (34a) of the stopper (34) is located at the shutter side end.
Preferably, it is located between (12a) and the backrest (35) .

[0007]

In the index card according to the present invention,
A folded portion having a predetermined length along the longitudinal direction of the card body is provided by bending an end on the opening side of the card body in two toward the end opposite to the opening. Can be

Further, in the index card according to the present invention, the folded portion having a predetermined length along the longitudinal direction of the card body is used to change the end of the card body on the opening side to the end on the side opposite to the opening. It is provided by being folded in two toward the. In a case where the cartridge and the index card are stored in a predetermined position in the cartridge storage case, when the shutter provided on the cartridge is in a closed state, the tip of the folded portion is closer to the opening on the storage case side. It is desirable to be located closer to the backrest than the end on the shutter side.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an index card, a cartridge and a cartridge storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 schematically shows a state of the index card of the present embodiment when printing by a printer. It is a side view.

In FIG. 1, an index card 30
Is mounted in a slot-in type cartridge storage case 20 capable of storing a cartridge 10 containing a disc-shaped recording medium (not shown) in a storage section 22 through an opening 21.

That is, the index card 30 is provided with the opening 21 in the accommodation portion 22 of the cartridge accommodation case 20.
Through the card body 31
1 is in contact with the inner side surface 23 of the cartridge storage case 20 on the lower side in FIG.

An end 32 of the card body 31 on the side of the opening 21 (hereinafter referred to as a distal end 32) is folded in two toward an end 33 (hereinafter referred to as a base end 33) opposite to the opening 21. And a folded portion 34 is formed. The folded portion 34 has a predetermined length along the longitudinal direction of the card body 31 and abuts on approximately one third of the lower surface of the cartridge 10 housed in the cartridge housing case 20 in FIG.

In a case where the cartridge and the index card are stored in a predetermined position in the cartridge storage case, the end of the folded portion is opened at the storage case side when a shutter provided in the cartridge is in a closed state. It is set so that it is located closer to the backrest than the shutter-side end of the unit. Thus, when the cartridge 10 is detached from the cartridge storage case 20, the leading end of the folded portion 34 of the index card 30 is reliably prevented from being caught on the opening side end 12a of the shutter 12 of the cartridge 10.

The base end 33 of the card body 31 is bent substantially at a right angle, and a backrest 35 is formed. The backrest 35 has a predetermined length D corresponding to the dimension C in the thickness direction of the cartridge 10 along the longitudinal direction of the cart main body, and is in contact with the base 24 of the cartridge storage case 20.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 36 denotes a notch formed in the front end portion 32 of the card body 31, and the notch 3
6 corresponds to the notch 25 formed in the cartridge storage case 20. A part of the cartridge 10 housed in the housing 22 is exposed to the outside by the cutouts 36 and 25. The cartridge 10 is detached from the storage section 22 by holding the exposed portion with a fingertip (not shown) and pulling the cartridge 10 toward the near side in FIG. 1. Because the index card has such a structure, the structure of the index card near the opening side end of the case has a folded structure from the one where the cut surface by the conventional cutter is exposed, and thus has a durable structure. Is improved. In addition, since the position of the leading end (34a) of the folded portion 34 of the index card 30 is located closer to the backrest side than the side end 12a of the shutter 12 when the shutter provided on the cartridge 10 is in the closed state. , Cartridge 1
0 is removed from the cartridge storage case 20,
Since the tip (34a) of the folded portion 34 and the shutter-side end 12a do not get caught, a smooth detaching operation can be performed.

In the above embodiment, the index card 30 is described as being mounted on the cartridge storage case 20 for storing the MD. However, a disk-shaped recording medium such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a flexible disk (FD) of another standard is used. Cartridge storage case (not shown) for storing a cartridge (not shown) that contains
Is also applicable.

The index card 30 of the present embodiment is
For printing (printing along the arrow E direction) from the base end 33 to the front end 32 by a printer 40 such as a word processor,
Has extremely high aptitude. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, in the printer 40, the printing position by the print head 41 is located forward of the position where the index card 30 is sandwiched between the drum 42 and the paper pressing member (not shown) in the direction of the arrow E. Is common. For this reason, the conventional index card 54 whose dimension along the direction of the arrow E is short.
In FIG. 3, starting printing from near the base end is as follows.
It was physically impossible. On the other hand, in the index card 30 of the present embodiment, since the dimension along the direction of the arrow E is larger than that of the conventional index card 54 by the amount of the folded portion 34, printing can be started near the base end 33. is there.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the index card is folded in two, the structure near the opening side end of the case of the index card exposes the cut surface by the conventional cutter. It has a two-fold structure, so that the durability is improved. Further, when the cartridge 10 is detached from the cartridge storage case, the tip of the folded portion and the shutter-side end are not caught. Because of the absence, there is a smooth detaching operation. In addition, the index card can be printed by a word processor or the like, so that the index card has a good appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an index card, a cartridge, and a cartridge storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing a state of the index card of FIG. 1 at the time of printing by a printer.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional index card and a cartridge storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 Cartridge 10a Opening end of cartridge 11 Recording / reproducing opening 12 Shutter 12a Opening end of shutter 20 Cartridge storage case 21 Opening 22 Housing 30 Index card 31 Card body 32 Opening end of card body Part (tip part) 33 end part (base end part) opposite to the opening in the card body 34 folded part 34a tip of folded part A length of folded part along the longitudinal direction of card body B accommodated in accommodation part Length from the end of the cartridge on the opening side to the end of the shutter provided on the recording / reproducing opening of the cartridge. C Dimension in the thickness direction of the cartridge. D Length of the backrest along the longitudinal direction of the card body.

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] A cartridge (10) containing a disk-shaped recording medium is inserted into an accommodation portion (2) through an opening (21).
In the cartridge storage case (20) that can be stored in the storage section (22) and the index card (30) is mounted in the storage section (22), the index card (30) may be stored in the card body (3).
1) and an end (32) of the card body (31) on the opening (21) side, which is folded in two toward an end (33) opposite to the end (32). with folded portions having a predetermined length (a) and provided with tracks along the housing direction of the cartridge (10) and (34), wherein the opening of the cartridge storage case (20) (2
1) A notch (25) is provided at the end on the side,
The cartridge (1) is placed in the ridge storage case (20).
0) is stored in a predetermined position,
The tip (34a) of the part (34) is connected to the cartridge (1).
0) when the shutter (11) is closed.
The end on the opposite side from the position of the
(33) side and of the cartridge (10).
A part is exposed to the outside through the notch (25).
Cartridge storage case, characterized in that configured. 2. The opposite side of said card body (31).
A backrest (35) is provided at the end (33), and
The tip (34a) of the return portion (34) is the shutter-side end.
Part (12a) and the backrest part (35)
2. The cartridge according to claim 1, wherein
The storage case . 3. A cartridge incorporating a disk-shaped recording medium.
The housing (2) through the opening (21).
Provided in the cartridge storage case (20) that can be stored in 2)
The index card (30), the card body (31), and the card book attached to the accommodation portion (22).
The end (3) of the body (31) on the side of the opening (21)
2) to the end (33) opposite the end (32).
And the cartridge is provided in two folded shapes.
It has a predetermined length (A) along the accommodation direction of (10).
A folding part (34), wherein the opening in the index card (30) is provided.
A notch (36) is provided at the end (32) on the (21) side.
The cartridge storage case (20)
Tridge (10) and index card (30)
When stored in a predetermined position, the folded portion (3
The tip (34a) of 4) is attached to the cartridge (10).
Shutter side when the provided shutter (11) is in the closed state
The end (3) on the opposite side of the position of the end (12a)
3) a part of the cartridge (10) located on the side
The notch (36) and the cartridge storage case
Through the notch (25) provided in (20).
An index characterized by being configured to present
Card . 4. The opposite side of the card body (31).
A backrest (35) is provided at the end (33), and
The tip (34a) of the return portion (34) is the shutter-side end.
Part (12a) and the backrest part (35)
4. The index according to claim 3, wherein
Scard . 5. A print is formed near the opposite end (33).
The in-line according to claim 3 or 4, wherein:
Dex card .