JPH0326155Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a container for storing a donut-shaped disk such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk.

[Background Art] Optical disks and magnetic disks have been rapidly growing as storage media for computers in recent years, and it is important to store and transport such optical disks and magnetic disks without damaging them and keeping them free from dust. It is desired to provide a container that can In other words, after these disks are manufactured, they must be transported from the manufacturing process to the process of writing information onto the disks. Therefore, consideration has been given to storing disks using a container as shown in FIG. 16, which is provided in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-56148. In this case, a plurality of insertion grooves 51 are provided in the vertical direction on the inner surface of the side wall of the container body 50, and a disk 1 is inserted into the insertion grooves 51.
The disk 1 is held by inserting the peripheral portion of the disk. However, in this case, only disks 1 of a predetermined size that are compatible with the insertion groove 51 can be stored, and it is necessary to prepare a container body 50 for each disk 1 of various sizes. . In addition, since the disk 1 is stored vertically in this device, when the disk 1 is grabbed by the clamp of the automatic device and taken out or put in, the front and back surfaces of the disk 1 are grabbed, making it easy for the disk 1 to be damaged. Moreover, it is necessary to provide a gap between the disks 1 into which the clamp is inserted, and there is a problem that there is a limit to the number of disks 1 that can be stored.

[Purpose of the invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a device for compactly storing and transporting disks such as optical disks and magnetic disks without damaging them and keeping dust out. It is possible,
Further, to provide a disk storage container that can accommodate disks of various sizes, prevents the risk of damaging disks when taking them in and out, and can increase the number of disks that can be stored. The purpose is to

[Disclosure of the invention] However, the disk storage container according to the invention is
A female threaded hole 9 opening upward is bored in the base body 4, and the lower ends of the holding columns 3 of different types with different outer diameters are inserted into the inner diameter of the female threaded hole 9. A male threaded portion 10 formed to have a matching outer diameter and screwed into the female threaded hole 9 is provided,
The male threaded portion 10 of one of the holding posts 3 selected from among the plurality of types of holding posts 3 is screwed into the female threaded hole 9 to form the base 4.
This holding column 3 is erected on the upper surface, and a disk presser 6 that presses the upper surface of the disk 1 with the hole 2 inserted into the holding column 3 is detachably attached to the holding column 3, and the hole 2 is inserted into the holding column 3. It is characterized in that a box-shaped cover 5 whose lower surface is open so as to cover the disk 1 is removably covered on the base body 4 by having its lower edge tightly attached to the base body 4 via a gasket 24. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which a disk storage container is formed of a plurality of types of holding columns 3, a base body 4, a cover 5, and a disk holder 6. The base body 4 is usually made of opaque synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG.
are formed to open upward and downward, and a peripheral wall 11 extends upward from the peripheral edge of the base body 4 over the entire circumference. Engaging protrusions 12 are provided at two locations on the outer surface of the surrounding wall 11. The holding column 3 is formed so that its outer diameter is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the hole 2 at the center of the donut-shaped disk 1. Although the inner diameter of the hole 2 varies depending on the size of the disk 1, holding columns 3 having various outer diameters are prepared depending on the size of the hole 2. A threaded portion 7 is provided on the outer periphery of the holding column 3 from above and below. As shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, this threaded portion 7 has through grooves 1 provided at multiple locations, for example, four locations, extending vertically.
It is divided into a plurality of parts by 3. The width of each through groove 13 is set to be equal. As shown in FIG. 7, each of the holding columns 3 having different outer diameters has an outer diameter that matches the inner diameter of the female threaded hole 9 of the base body 4, and the female threaded hole 9 is formed in this portion. A male threaded portion 10 that can be screwed is formed. The cover 5 is formed in the shape of a cylindrical box with an open bottom, and is usually made of polystyrene or ABS resin to be transparent or semitransparent. A handle 15 having engaging protrusions 14 projecting from two locations on the outer surface of the lower end of the cover 5 is pivoted by a shaft pin 16 so as to be movable up and down. Further, a recess 17 is formed in the upper surface of the cover 5, and a handle 18 is attached to the recess 17. The handle 18 is attached to the protrusion 1 of the cover 5 as shown in FIG.
The recess 20 is fitted into the cover 9 and fixed to the cover 5 with adhesive or screws. The disk retainer 6 is formed into a ring shape, and a threaded portion 8 is provided on the inner circumference thereof. As shown in FIG. 5, this threaded portion 8 is divided into a plurality of parts by through grooves 21 which are provided in the same plural places as the through grooves 13 of the holding column 3, for example, four places, extending vertically.
The circumferential width of the threaded portion 8 divided into multiple parts is the same as that of the holding column 3.
The circumferential width of the threaded portion 7 of the holding column 3 to be divided is set to be shorter than the width of the through groove 21, respectively. Moreover, several kinds of disk retainers 6 are prepared with inner diameters suitable for holding columns 3 having various outer diameters as shown in FIGS. 7a, b, and c.

Therefore, when storing a donut-shaped disk 1 such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk in a container formed as described above, first, a holding column 3 having an outer diameter matching the inner diameter of the hole 2 of the disk 1 is installed. The male screw 10 at the lower end of the holding column 3 is selectively screwed into the female screw hole 9 of the base body 4 as shown in FIG. 2, so that the holding column 3 is erected on the base body 4. and hole 2 of disk 1
is passed through the holding column 3 to hold a plurality of disks 1 on the holding column 3. At this time, the periphery of the hole 2 of the lower end disk 1 is placed on the protrusion 43 so that the entire lower surface of the disk 1 is Avoid touching the base 4, and use silicone rubber, urethane rubber,
A ring-shaped part 22 made of a cushioning material such as soft polyethylene is passed through the holding column 3, and this part 22 is
is sandwiched between vertically adjacent disks 1 so that the upper and lower disks 1 do not come into contact with each other. At this time,
The pad 22 may be interposed between the lower surface of the disk 1 at the lower end and the protrusion portion 43. Furthermore, the disk retainer 6 is passed through the upper end of the holding column 3 and is brought into contact with the upper surface of the disk 1 located at the upper end via the pad 22, and the threaded portion 7 of the holding column 3 and the threaded portion 8 of the disk retainer 6 are screwed together. Then press disk 1 with disk holder 6, and press disk 1.
is held by the holding column 3 without rattling. Here, since the threaded portion 8 of the disc retainer 6 can pass through the through groove 13 of the holding column 3, the disc retainer 6 is inserted into the retaining column 3 from the upper end so that the threaded portion 8 follows the through groove 13. When the lower end of the disc holder 6 comes into contact with the disc 1 via the pad 22, the disc 1 should be lowered by 1/4
By rotating, the threaded part 8 of the disk retainer 6 can be screwed into the threaded part 7 of the holding column 3. Therefore, the disk 1 can be held down by the disk holder 6 with a quick operation without having to move the disk holder 6 downward along the holding column 3 while rotating it. After the disk 1 is held on the holding column 3 in this way, the cover 5 is placed over the disk 1, the lower edge of the cover 5 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the peripheral wall 11 of the base 4, and the handle 15 of the cover 5 is pushed downward. The cover 5 is fixed to the base body 4 as shown in FIG. 2 by rotating the engaging protrusion 14 of the handle 15 into engagement with the engaging protrusion 12 of the base body 4. Here, ribs 23 are provided protruding from the surrounding wall 11 over the entire circumference.
The cover 5 is positioned relative to the base body 4 by engaging the rib 23 with the inner periphery of the lower end of the cover 5 . Further, the lower end of the cover 5 comes into elastic contact with a gasket 24 provided all around the upper end of the surrounding wall 11, thereby maintaining airtightness. In this state cover 5
By inserting a hand into the recess 17 and grasping the handle 18, the disc 1 can be carried while stored. In this case, each disk 1 is stored in a horizontal state by passing the central hole 2 through the vertical holding column 3, and the disk 1 is held in a horizontal state by a clamp of an automatic device. When loading and unloading the disc 1, the hole 2 of the disc 1 can be moved up and down along the holding column 3 by clamping the circumferential edge of the disc 1 and moving it up and down. Furthermore, by selecting holding columns 3 having different outer diameters as shown in FIG.
This means that it will be possible to store the .

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the disc holder 6, in which a locking step 25 is formed around the entire circumference at the lower inner periphery of the disk holder 6. A ring-shaped pedestal 27 is held down by a resin coil spring 26 whose upper portion is housed in 25, so that the pedestal 27 can elastically hold and hold the disk 1. Further, when the number of disks 1 to be stored is small, the holding column 3 with a low height may be used, but when the number of disks 1 to be held is large, it is necessary to use a tall holding column 3. Therefore, in this case, the holding column 3 is divided into a plurality of upper and lower columns 3a, 3b, 3c, etc. as shown in FIG. A female thread 46 is provided on the inner periphery of the upper end of the lower column, and each column is fitted with a male thread 4 as shown in FIG.
5 and the female thread 46 may be connected vertically. In this way, the column 3 to be connected
The holding columns 3 can be made higher or lower depending on the number of the columns a, 3b, 3c, . . . , and can correspond to the number of disks 1 stored.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the present invention,
In this device, a handle 28 is used as a means for connecting the cover 5 to the base body 4. That is, the first
A small diameter portion 2 protruding from the upper end of the holding column 3 as shown in Figure 1.
A screw 30 is provided on the outer periphery of 9. and handle 2
8 is formed into a circular shape, and a cylindrical shaft portion 33 with a screw 34 provided on the inner periphery is provided protruding from the lower part of the handle 28, and the shaft portion 33 is freely rotatable through a through hole 31 bored in the center of the upper surface of the cover 5. The stopper 32 is attached to the hole 31 to prevent it from coming off from the through hole 31. The other structures are almost similar to those shown in FIG. 1, and the structures shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 are also adopted. In this case, in order to connect the cover 5 to the base body 4 after covering the base body 4 with the cover 5, turn the handle 28 and screw the screw 34 of the handle 28 into the screw 30 of the holding column 3. As a result, the handle 28 and the holding column 3 are connected, and the cover 5 is connected to the base body 4 via the handle 28. Reference numeral 35 in FIG. 11 denotes a rib provided on the entire lower end of the cover 5 to engage the outer periphery of the surrounding wall 11 on the base body 4; 36 in FIGS. 11 and 12;
Reference numeral 37 denotes reinforcing ribs provided on the base 4 and the cover 5. In addition, in this case, a fitting recess 38 into which the handle 28 can fit is provided in the center of the lower surface of the base body 4, and the handle 28 fits into the fitting recess 38 to hold the container in a plurality of upper and lower stages. It is designed so that it can be loaded on.

FIG. 13 shows still another embodiment of the present invention, in which a plurality of diagonal engagement protrusions 39 are protruded from the outer peripheral surface of the base 4, and diagonal engaging protrusions 39 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end of the cover 5. A plurality of mating ridges 40 are provided in a protruding manner.
The rest of the structure is similar to that of FIG. 1, and the configurations of FIGS. 6 to 9 are also adopted. In this case, when connecting the cover 5 to the base 4, cover the base 4 with the cover 5 as shown in FIG. By engaging the engagement protrusion 40 of the cover 5 with the engagement protrusion 39, the cover 5 is coupled to the base body 4 through engagement by the engagement protrusion 39, 40. In addition, in this case, a fitting protrusion 41 is provided protrudingly on the lower surface of the base body 4 as shown in FIG. 14, and a fitting protrusion 41 is provided on the upper surface of the cover 5 as shown in FIGS. A fitting recess 42 that can be fitted together is provided, and the fitting protrusion 41 and the fitting recess 42 are fitted so that containers can be stacked in a plurality of upper and lower tiers. The fitting recess 42 also functions as a handle.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, the present invention has a holding column through which the hole of the donut-shaped disk is inserted, a base body on which the holding column is vertically erected on the upper surface, and a base body that can be freely attached and detached from the base body. The disk is equipped with a box-shaped cover with an open bottom surface to be covered, and a disk retainer that is removably attached to a holding column and presses down on the top surface of the disk, which has a hole inserted through the holding column. The disks are stored compactly by being stacked one on top of the other through holes in the holding column, and are covered with a cover to prevent the disks from being scratched or dusted. Since the disk is installed vertically in the vertical direction, the disk with the hole in the holding column is held in a horizontal state by the holding column, and when inserting or removing the disk, make sure that the peripheral edge of the disk is This can be done by clamping the disk and moving it up and down along the holding column, which allows the disk to be taken in and out without damaging the front and back surfaces of the disk, and without the need to insert a clamp between the disks to move the disk up and down. The disk can be held on the holding column in a state close to the disk, and the number of disks stored can be increased. In addition, a female threaded hole is drilled in the base body, and a plurality of types of holding columns with different outer diameters are provided, and the lower end of each holding column is formed to have an outer diameter that matches the inner diameter of the female threaded hole. By screwing the male screw into the female screw hole of the base, various holding columns with different outer diameters can be attached to the base. Accordingly, various types of disks can be accommodated without any problem by using the holding columns having different outer diameters. In addition, by attaching the holding column to the base by screwing the male threaded part into the female threaded hole, the base and the holding column can be attached and detached, and retaining columns with different diameters can be attached and detached from the base. However, since the male threaded part and the female threaded hole fit together, the holding column can be installed in an upright position without wobbling integrally with the base, and when storing the disk, it is possible to With the holding column erected on the base, disks can be inserted into the holding column and stored in sequence from the tip of the holding column, and even when taken out, the holding column will fit the male threaded part into the female threaded hole. The holding column is attached to the base without wobbling, making it easy to take out and take out.Especially when loading and unloading is performed using automatic equipment, the holding column is attached to the base without wobbling, making it easy to take out and take out. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a partially cutaway front view of the same as the above, Figure 3 is a plan view of the same as the above, Figures 4 a and b are a plan view and a partial perspective view of the holding column part of the same as the above, and Figure 5 is the disk holder of the same as the above. A plan view, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of another example of the disk holding part, FIGS. 7 a, b, and c are front views of a part showing various types of holding columns, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the connecting portion of the same as above, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway front view of the same as above, and FIG. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of still another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway front view of the same, FIG. 15 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the conventional example. It is a diagram. 1 is a disk, 2 is a hole, 3 is a holding column, 4 is a base body, 5 is a cover, 6 is a disk holder, 9 is a female screw hole, 10 is a male screw portion, and 24 is a packing.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A female threaded hole that opens upward is drilled in the base, and the lower ends of multiple types of holding columns with different outer diameters into which the donut-shaped disk holes are inserted are each formed to have an outer diameter that matches the inner diameter of the female threaded hole. A male threaded portion is provided to be screwed into the female threaded hole, and the male threaded portion of one of the holding columns selected from the plurality of types of holding columns is screwed into the female threaded hole, and this holding column is erected on the upper surface of the base body. , a disk holder that presses the top surface of the disk with a hole inserted through the holding column is removably attached to the holding column,
A disk storage container consisting of a box-shaped cover whose lower surface is open so as to cover a disk having a hole inserted through a holding column, and the lower edge of the cover is tightly attached to a base body via a gasket, and the base body is removably covered on the base body. .