JPH018390Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to the structure of a tape cassette storage case, and more specifically, the front part of the drawer is formed into a hollow shape with the lower part open to constitute a reinforced structural pull part, and the front part of the drawer is formed into a hollow shape with the lower part open. The present invention relates to a tape cassette storage case in which a card slot is formed by disposing a transparent plate which covers almost the entire front panel in an openable manner.

Recently, due to improved performance, audio tapes and video tapes have come to be stored in compact cassettes and used as cassette tapes. It is generally done to store in a storage case having a drawer in which partition plates are arranged side by side.

By the way, such a storage case has the inconvenience of being unable to see the contents of the storage cassette inside with the drawer inserted, and having to pull out the drawer one by one to look inside. In order to eliminate this inconvenience, a sticker-like catalog with adhesive is pasted on the front of the drawer. The problem was that the sticker had to be replaced and the case became contaminated during use. Furthermore, in the past, apart from this, there is also a separate frame for inserting a catalog card on the front of the drawer. It had the disadvantage that it could sometimes come off.

Furthermore, since the front part of the drawer is made of a single plate, warping is likely to occur, and to eliminate this, the wall thickness must be increased, which is not desirable from the standpoint of material cost. It was hot too.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention has a card slot into which a catalog card or the like that can write the contents of the storage cassette can be inserted, and whose front part is almost completely covered with a transparent plate so that it can be opened. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a tape cassette storage case with a hollow front part and a reinforced structural pull part. A tape cassette storage case having a drawer for storing tape cassettes, wherein the front part of the drawer is formed into a hollow shape with the lower part open by a front plate, a back plate, a top plate, and left and right side plates, and A transparent plate covering almost the entirety of the front plate is disposed at the front of the front plate so that its upper side can be expanded away from the front of the front plate and its lower side is locked to the front plate portion. It is in a tape cassette storage case.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the main parts of the tape cassette storage case according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is the card cover of the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2. 1 is a perspective view of a transparent plate for tape cassettes, 1 is a drawer of a tape cassette storage case, the front part 2,
It consists of an integrated structure of the cassette storage part 3,
Further, the front part 2 is integrally formed with a front plate 2a, a back plate 2b, a top plate 2c, left and right side plates 2d, 2e, and constitutes a hollow part 2f. The lower edge is bent forward in a stepped manner, and the bent portion has a surface 2aa parallel to the back plate 2b.
constitutes a decorative surface, and along the surface perpendicular to the back plate 2b of the folded portion (the lower edge of the transparent plate 6, which will be described later),
A protrusion 2ab protruding from the front plate 2a with a certain gap is integrally formed, and a groove-shaped gap 2 is formed.
ac is configured. Furthermore, ribs 2ad are integrally formed in the vertical direction above the projections 2ab at approximately three equal parts in the horizontal direction of the front surface of the front plate 2a, and the upper surface plate 2c is provided with ribs 2ad between the hollow portion 2f and the outside of the upper surface. An air hole 2ca is formed to pass through.

On the other hand, inside the cassette storage part 3, in this case, for convenient storage of video tape cassettes,
Partition plates 3a are integrally arranged in parallel in the depth direction with a constant width, and each partition plate 3a is arranged integrally in parallel with the depth direction.
A regulation plate 3b that can regulate the length in the depth direction and the perpendicular direction is integrally provided between the partition plates 3a and 3a. The Betamax type tape cassette 5 can be stored in a state in which the width of the storage section is full, and in a state in which the position of the tape cassette 5 of the Betamax type is restricted between the partition plates 3a, 3a and between the regulating plates 3b, 3b in the left and right length direction. As shown in more detail in FIG. 3, 6 is a transparent plate made of elastic synthetic resin for use as a card cover, and the lower end thereof is bent at an acute angle with respect to the front cover part 6a. 6b
The bent portion 6b has an appropriate size such that the bending dimension b in the direction parallel to the front cover portion 6a from the bent portion to the tip is slightly larger than the gap dimension a of the gap portion 2ac. It is formed of. Reference numeral 6c is a finger grip part at the upper end of the transparent plate 6 for inserting and ejecting a card, etc., and is slightly bent toward the opposite side of the bending part 6b with respect to the front cover part 6a. 7
8 is an inventory card, 8 is a decorative item such as an artificial flower, and 9 is a decorative card such as a photograph, which are arranged between the front plate 2a and the transparent plate 6. 10 is a cover case in which the drawer 1 can be stored.

Therefore, with the storage case of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, first, the transparent plate 6, which is a separate structure, is placed on the bent stepped portion of the front plate 2a as shown by the dashed line in FIG.
The lower bent portion 6b of the transparent plate 6 is pressed from the direction to push the bent portion 6b into the groove-shaped gap portion 2ac and place it in the solid line state. At this time, the bent portion 6b is bent in advance at an acute angle with respect to the front cover portion 6a, and the bending dimension b is formed to an appropriate dimension slightly larger than the gap dimension a, so that as shown in the dashed line state,
The upper bent corner of the finger hook 6c of the transparent plate 6 contacts the rib 2ad of the front plate 2a, or the finger hook 6c contacts the tip of the top plate 2c, and the tip of the bent portion 6b contacts the protrusion 2ab. Although it comes into contact with the lower surface, the bent part 6b
By pushing in the direction of the arrow, the front cover portion 6a of the transparent plate 6 is elastically bent, and the bent portion 6b is pushed into the gap portion 2ac. Therefore, in this state, the tip of the bent portion 6b of the transparent plate 6 is connected to the protrusion 2.
The lower surface and the bent outer surface of ab are each frictionally engaged with the bent stepped portion of the front plate, thereby being fixed to the front plate 2. Therefore, the transparent plate 6 can be bent with respect to the lower fixed part within the range of its elasticity by pushing the finger hook part 6c forward with a finger. A catalog card 7, other ornaments 8, cards 9, etc. can be easily inserted and ejected between the front plate 2a and the transparent cover 6. To remove the transparent plate 6 from the front plate 2a, for example when replacing it with a different colored one according to your preference, hold the finger hooks 6c and slide it forward while applying force alternately on the left and right sides. , the bent portion 6b can be removed from the gap 2ac relatively easily.

On the other hand, the front part 2 of the tape cassette storage case according to the present invention has a front plate 2 having a hollow part 2f.
a, back plate 2b, top plate 2c, left and right side plates 2d,
2e, but when molding these from synthetic resin, when cutting out the hollow part 2f, the air holes 2ca are formed in the top plate 2c, so each plate part is relatively small. Even in the case of thin walls, mold cutting can be performed in an uncooled state, thereby preventing each plate portion from being deformed or distorted.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, the case of storing a video tape cassette was explained, but it is of course possible to store other items such as an audio tape cassette by appropriately forming the partition plate. The cover case 10 may be made into a multi-connected type to incorporate a plurality of drawers, and the gap portion 2
The shape of the protrusion 2ab constituting the ac may be a continuous protrusion, an intermittent protrusion, or a bar-like protrusion, and the protrusion length may be arbitrary. may be fitted by other frictional engagement; furthermore, in addition to the above-mentioned frictional engagement, the transparent plate 6 has an engagement protrusion protruding from the lower side edge and both side plates 2d, 2e of the front portion 2. Even if the air hole 2ca is pivoted to open and close relative to the front plate 2a by fitting into an engagement recess provided in the The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, such as that it does not necessarily have to be located on the top plate 2c, but may be located near the top of the front portion 2.

As described above, according to the tape cassette storage case of the present invention, a transparent plate is provided that covers almost the entire front plate of the front part of the drawer with a simple structure, and one side of the transparent plate is wider than the front plate. Since the other side is locked and disposed so that it can be separated and expanded, it is possible to not only place a catalog card of the storage cassette on the front part, but also other decorative items or singers that match the storage cassette. Since photos and other items can be placed in a relatively large space, a bland case can be decorated as per the user's preference, and it can also be replaced by pulling one side of the transparent plate away from the front panel. If it is separated and expanded, it can be easily inserted and removed from above, and since the above-mentioned cards and decorations are inserted between the transparent plate and the front plate, it looks very good in appearance and increases the product value. On the other hand, since the front part is hollow and box-shaped, that part can be used as a pull part as is, and the strength can be maintained even if the plate parts surrounding the hollow part are relatively thin. It also has great features such as requiring less material and being advantageous in terms of cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts of a tape cassette storage case according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a transparent plate. 1... Drawer, 2... Front part, 2a... Front plate, 2ac... Groove-shaped gap, 2b... Back plate,
2c...Top plate, 2d...Left side plate, 2e...Right side plate, 2f...Hollow portion, 3...Cassette storage portion, 3a...Partition plate, 6...Transparent plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a tape cassette storage case having a drawer in which a large number of partition plates are arranged side by side and tape cassettes are stored between each partition plate, the front part of the drawer has a front plate, a back plate, a top plate, and left and right side plates. Therefore, it is formed in a hollow shape with the lower part open, and the front part of the front plate has a transparent plate that covers almost the whole of the front plate, and the upper side can be expanded away from the front part of the front plate. A tape cassette storage case, characterized in that the tape cassette storage case is arranged so as to be locked to the front plate portion.