JPH035589Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a container for storing optical discs, magnetic discs, and other donut-shaped discs such as wafers and records.

[Background Art] Optical disks and magnetic disks have been rapidly growing as storage media for computers in recent years, and it has been desired to provide a container that can store and transport such optical disks and magnetic disks. This is where I am. 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. 17, which is provided in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-56148. In this device, a plurality of insertion grooves 51 are vertically provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the container body 50, and the peripheral portion of the disk 1 is inserted into the insertion grooves 51 to hold the disk 1. However, in this case, since the disk 1 is stored vertically, 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, causing damage to the disk 1. There was a problem in that the number of discs 1 that could be stored was limited because it was necessary to provide a gap between the discs 1 for the clamp to be inserted. Further, with this device, the disk 1 tends to rattle vertically along the insertion groove 51, and the disk 1 also easily comes off from the insertion groove 51, so that the disk 1 cannot be transported stably.

[Purpose of the invention] The present invention was created in view of the above points, and is capable of reliably holding and transporting disks, without the risk of damaging the disks when taking them in and out, and reducing the number of disks that can be stored. The object of the present invention is to provide a disk storage container that can increase the number of disks.

[Disclosure of the invention] However, the disk storage container according to the invention is
A base body 4 has a holding column 3 erected on its upper surface, into which the hole 2 of the donut-shaped disk 1 is inserted, and the hole 2 is detachably attached to the holding column 3 by passing the inner circumference through the holding column 3.
A ring-shaped disk retainer 5 is provided to press the upper surface of the disk 1 through which the retaining column 3 is inserted. The engaging protrusion 6 is divided into a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction by a through groove 7 formed in the vertical direction on the outer periphery, and a plurality of engaging protrusions 8 are provided circumferentially protruding from the inner periphery of the disc retainer 5 to separate each engagement. A recess 9 is formed between the mating protrusions 8, the engaging protrusions 6 are passed through the recesses 9, the engaging protrusions 8 are passed through the grooves 7, and the disc retainer 5 is inserted into the holding column 3, and is adjacent to each other on the upper and lower sides. An engaging protrusion 8 is engaged between the engaging protrusions 6, and a fitting recess 10 is provided in either the lower surface of the engaging protrusion 6 or the upper surface of the engaging protrusion 8, and the fitting recess 10 is provided in either the lower surface of the engaging protrusion 6 or the upper surface of the engaging protrusion 8. A fitting protrusion 11 is provided protruding from the fitting protrusion 11 in the fitting recess 10.
The disk storage container is formed into such a structure to achieve the above object.The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples.

FIGS. 2 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which the main body 4 is usually made of opaque synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG. A hollow cylindrical holding column 3 is integrally erected. The holding column 3 projects upward from the protrusion 13 at the center of the main body 4, and a peripheral wall 21 extends upward from the periphery of the main body 4 over the entire circumference. Engaging protrusions 12 are provided at two locations on the outer surface of the surrounding wall 21. The holding column 3 has an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the hole 2 at the center of the donut-shaped disk 1, and an engaging protrusion 6 is provided on the outer periphery of the holding column 3 in a circumferential direction. A large number of engagement protrusions 6 are provided vertically at equal intervals. As shown in FIG. 1, this engaging protrusion 6 is divided into a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction by through grooves 7 provided at a plurality of places, for example, four places, extending above and below the holding column 3. The groove width of each through groove 13 is set to be equal. An abutment protrusion 44 that is slightly higher than the engagement protrusion 6 and protrudes with a pointed tip is protruded from the end portion of the same side in the circumferential direction of each engagement protrusion 6 divided by each through groove 7. This abutting protrusion 44 is continuous over the top and bottom of the holding column 3.
In addition, a fitting recess 10 is formed in the lower surface of each of the divided engaging protrusions 6. The disk holder 5 is formed of synthetic resin into a ring shape, and an engaging protrusion 8 is provided on the inner periphery of the disk holder 5 so as to protrude inward. As shown in FIG. 1, the engaging protrusions 8 are provided at the same plurality of locations as the through grooves 7 of the holding column 3, for example, four locations, and a through recess 9 is formed between each engaging protrusion 8. It is something that The circumferential width of the engaging protrusion 8 is shorter than the circumferential width of the through groove 7 of the holding column 3, and the circumferential width of the engaging protrusion 6 divided by the through groove 7 of the holding column 3 is smaller than the circumferential width of the engaging protrusion 8. The width is set shorter than the width of the through recess 9, and the thickness of the engaging protrusion 8 is set to be the same as or slightly thinner than the distance between the upper and lower engaging protrusions 6 of the holding column 3.
Further, a fitting protrusion 11 is provided protruding from the upper surface of each engaging protrusion 8, and a guide recess 45 is formed at the end of each through-recess 9 on the same side in the circumferential direction. Here, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the outer diameter dimension a of the engagement protrusion 6 portion of the holding column 3
4) is formed to be slightly smaller than the inner diameter dimension b of the through recess 9 of the disc holder 5, and the inner diameter dimension d of the engaging protrusion 8 of the disc holder 5 is the outer diameter dimension of the through groove 7 of the holding column 3. It is formed to be slightly larger than dimension c and smaller than the above-mentioned dimension a. The cover 25 is formed in the shape of a cylindrical box with an open bottom, and is usually made of polystyrene, ABS resin, or the like to be transparent or semitransparent. A handle 15 having engaging protrusions 14 protruding from two locations on the outer surface of the lower end of the cover 25 is pivoted by a shaft pin 16 so as to be movable up and down. In addition, there is a recess 1 on the top surface of the cover 25.
7 and a handle 18 is attached to the recess 17. The handle 18 is attached to the cover 2 as shown in FIG.
The concave portion 20 is fitted into the protrusion 19 of No. 5, and is fixed to the cover 25 with adhesive or screws.

When storing a donut-shaped disk 1 such as an optical disk, a magnetic disk, a wafer, or a record in the container formed as described above, the hole 2 of the disk 1 is held as shown in FIG. The pillar 3 holds a plurality of disks 1 through the pillar 3.
At this time, the periphery of the hole 2 of the disk 1 at the lower end is placed on the protrusion 13 to prevent the entire lower surface of the disk 1 from touching the main body 4, and the disk 1 is held with silicone rubber or urethane rubber. A pad 22 formed in a ring shape from a cushioning material such as soft polyethylene is passed through the holding column 3, and the pad 22 is sandwiched between vertically adjacent disks 1 to prevent the upper and lower disks 1 from coming into contact with each other. At this time, a pad 22 may be interposed between the lower surface of the disk 1 at the lower end and the protrusion 13. Furthermore, the disk retainer 5 is attached to the holding column 3 by passing it through the upper end of the holding column 3, and is brought into contact with the top surface of the disk 1 located at the upper end via the pad 22 to hold the disk 1 so that it does not fall out from the holding column 3. let
Here, as shown in FIG.
The disk holder 5 is inserted through the upper end of the holding column 3, and at this time, the contact protrusion 44 of the holding column 3 is inserted into the guide recess 45 of the disk holder 5.
The disk retainer 5 is housed in the holding column 3.
can be easily positioned in the circumferential direction. When the disc holder 5 is moved downward along the holding column 3 and comes into contact with the part 22 of the upper end of the disc 1, the disc holder 5 is moved between the vertically adjacent engagement protrusions 6 as shown in FIG. 5a. By horizontally turning about 1/4 turn in the direction of the arrow, the engaging protrusion 8 of the disk retainer 5 is engaged with the lower surface of the engaging protrusion 6 of the holding column 3, as shown in FIG. 5b. The disk presser 5 is fixed to the holding column 3 while being pressed by the disk 1. In this way, the disk 1 can be held down by the disk presser 5 with a quick operation without having to move the disk presser 5 downward along the holding column 3 while rotating it. Furthermore, when the engaging protrusion 8 of the disk retainer 5 is engaged with the lower surface of the engaging protrusion 6 of the holding column 3 as shown in FIG. 5b, the engaging protrusion 6 is fitted as shown in FIG. The fitting protrusion 11 of the engagement protrusion 8 fits into the recess 10,
It is possible to prevent the disk retainer 5 from rotating in the circumferential direction of the holding column 3. Therefore, due to vibrations during long-term transportation or deterioration of the elastic force of the parts 22, the disk retainer 5 may rotate naturally and the engagement protrusion 6 and the engagement protrusion 8 may disengage. The disc holder 5 should be able to prevent
This means that it is possible to reliably maintain the holding of the disk 1. After the disk 1 is held on the holding column 3 in this way, the cover 25 is placed over the disk 1 and the lower edge of the cover 25 is placed on the main body 4.
The handle 15 of the cover 25 is rotated downward so that the engagement protrusion 14 of the handle 15 is hooked and engaged with the engagement protrusion 12 of the main body 4. 3, fix the cover 25 to the main body 4. Here, a rib 23 is provided protruding from the surrounding wall 21 over the entire circumference, and the cover 25 is positioned with respect to the main body 4 by being engaged with the inner periphery of the lower end of the cover 25. . Further, the lower end of the cover 25 comes into elastic contact with a gasket 24 provided all around the upper end of the surrounding wall 21, thereby maintaining airtightness. In this state, by inserting a hand into the recess 17 of the cover 25 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 center 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 inserting or removing disk 1, clamp the peripheral edge of disk 1 and move it up and down.
This can be done by moving the hole 2 up and down along the support column 3. At this time, if the inner peripheral edge of the hole 2 of the disk 1 gets caught on the engagement protrusion 6 of the holding column 3, the disk 1 cannot be moved up and down smoothly along the holding column 3. As shown in FIG. 9, the inner periphery is in point contact with the tip of an abutting protrusion 44 that is continuously provided vertically on the holding column 3, and the inner periphery of the disk 1 is in point contact with the tip of an abutting protrusion 44 that is continuously provided vertically on the holding column 3. The abutting protrusion 44, which is higher than the strip 6, does not get caught on the engagement protrusion 6, and this problem of getting caught on the engagement protrusion 6 is prevented, and the point Because of the contact, the resistance when moving the disk 1 up and down can be reduced, and the disk 1 can be moved up and down more smoothly.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the disc holder 5, in which a resin coil spring 26 is interposed between the disc holder 5 and a ring-shaped pedestal 27, and the coil spring 26 Therefore, the ring-shaped pedestal 27 is held down so that the disc 1 can be held and held elastically by this pedestal 27.

11 to 13 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which a handle 28 is used as a means for connecting the cover 25 to the main body 4.
That is, as shown in FIG. 12, a screw 30 is provided on the outer periphery of a small diameter portion 29 protruding from the upper end of the support column 3. The handle 28 is formed into a circular shape, and a cylindrical shaft part 33 is provided with a screw 34 on the inner periphery at the lower part of the handle 28.
A shaft portion 33 is rotatably attached to a through hole 31 formed in the center of the upper surface of the cover 25, and is prevented from coming off from the through hole 31 by a stopper 32. The rest of the structure is almost similar to that in FIG. In this case, to connect the cover 25 to the main body 4 after covering the main body 4, turn the handle 28 and screw the screw 34 of the handle 28 into the screw 30 of the holding column 3. By this, the handle 28 and the support column 3 are combined and the handle 2
The cover 25 is coupled to the main body 4 via the cable 8. Further, a rib 35 is provided around the entire lower end of the cover 25 so as to be secured to the outer periphery of the peripheral wall 21 of the main body 4, and reinforcing ribs 36, 3 are provided on the main body 4 and the cover 25.
7 is provided. Furthermore, in this case, a fitting recess 3 into which the handle 28 can fit is provided in the center of the lower surface of the main body 4.
8 is recessed, and the handle 28 is fitted into the engagement recess 38 so that containers can be stacked in a plurality of upper and lower stages.

14 to 16 show 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 main body 4, and the inner peripheral surface of the lower end of the cover 25 is provided. A plurality of diagonal engagement protrusions 40 are provided protrudingly on the. The rest of the structure is similar to that of FIG. In this case, when connecting the cover 25 to the main body 4, cover the main body 4 with the cover 25 as shown in FIG. By engaging the engagement protrusion 40 of the cover 25 with the engagement protrusion 39, the main body 4 is engaged by the engagement protrusion 39, 40.
The cover 25 is coupled to the cover 25. In addition, in this case, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 16, a fitting recess 42 that can be fitted with the engagement protrusion 41 is provided on the upper surface of the cover 25, and the engagement protrusion 41 and the fitting recess 42 are fitted together. Containers can be stacked in multiple tiers, one above the other. The fitting recess 41 also functions as a handle.

In each of the above embodiments, the fitting recess 10 is connected to the holding column 3.
The fitting protrusions 11 are formed on the lower surface of the engagement protrusion 6 of the disc holder 5, and the fitting protrusions 11 are formed on the upper surface of the engagement protrusion 8 of the disk retainer 5, respectively. Fitting recesses 10 may be formed on the lower surface of the protrusion 6 and on the upper surface of the engaging protrusion 8 of the disk retainer 5, respectively.

[Effects of the invention] As mentioned above, the present invention has a main body with a holding column erected on the upper surface through which the hole of the donut-shaped disk is inserted, and a main body that is detachable by inserting the inner periphery into the holding column. It is equipped with a ring-shaped disk retainer that presses the top surface of the disk that is attached and has a hole inserted through the holding column, so the disk can be held horizontally by passing the hole through the holding column of the main body and stacking it vertically. When inserting or removing the disk, it is possible to do so by clamping the peripheral edge of the disk and moving the disk up and down along the support column, and there is no need to damage the front and back surfaces of the disk. In addition to allowing disks to be taken in and out without any hassle, there is no need to insert a clamp between the disks, and the disks can be held close to each other on the holding column, allowing for an increase in the number of disks that can be stored. . In addition, a large number of circumferential engagement protrusions are provided on the outer periphery of the holding column in the upper and lower directions, and the engagement protrusions are divided into multiple parts in the circumferential direction by through grooves formed in the vertical direction on the outer periphery of the holding column. A plurality of engaging protrusions are provided protrudingly on the inner periphery of the disc, a recess is formed between each of the engaging protrusions, the engaging protrusions are passed through the recess, and each of the engaging protrusions is passed through the groove to hold the disc. Since the engagement protrusion is inserted into the holding column and engaged between the lower surfaces of the upper and lower adjacent engagement protrusions, the engagement protrusion of the disk holder can be passed through the through groove of the holding column, and the engagement protrusion is inserted into the holding column. Pass the engagement protrusion through the concave part of the disc holder, move the disc holder downward from the upper end of the holding column, and turn the disc holder slightly to engage the engagement ridge and the engagement protrusion. The disc holder can be attached to the holding column, and the operation can be performed quickly without having to turn the disc holder many times. In addition, a fitting recess is provided on either the lower surface of the engaging protrusion or the upper surface of the engaging protrusion, and a fitting protrusion is provided protruding from the other, so that the fitting protrusion is fitted into the fitting recess. Since they are fitted together, the state in which the engagement protrusion of the disc holder is engaged with the engagement protrusion of the holding column is maintained by fitting the engagement protrusion into the fitting recess;
It is possible to reliably prevent the disc from rattling or slipping out from the holding column due to the disengagement between the engagement protrusion and the engagement protrusion, which causes the disk to be released from being held down by the disk presser.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the holding column and disk holder in the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the same, and Fig. 4 is the same as the above. Fig. 5 a and b are plan views showing the attachment of the disk holder to the holding column, Fig. 6 is a plan view of the holding column, Fig. 7 is a plan view of the disk holder, and Fig. 8 is a plan view of the disk holder. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the holding column and the disc, Fig. 10 is a sectional view of another example of the disc holding part, and Fig. 11 is another example of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway front view of the same as above, FIG. 13 is a plan view of the same as above, FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment.
The figure is a partially cutaway front view of the same as the above, FIG. 16 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the conventional example. 1 is a disk, 2 is a hole, 3 is a holding column, 4 is a main body, 5 is a disk holder, 6 is an engagement protrusion, 7 is a through groove, 8 is an engagement protrusion, 9 is a through recess, 10 is a fitting The recess 11 is a fitting protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The main body has a holding column erected on the top surface through which the hole of the donut-shaped disk is inserted, and the inner periphery of the disk is inserted into the holding column and is removably attached to hold the top surface of the disk with the hole inserted through the holding column. It is formed with a ring-shaped disk retainer, and has multiple engagement protrusions in the upper and lower circumferential directions on the outer periphery of the holding column, and an engagement protrusion with through grooves formed in the vertical direction on the outer periphery of the holding column. The strip is divided into a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction, a plurality of engagement protrusions are provided circumferentially protruding from the inner periphery of the disc retainer, a recess is formed between each of the engagement protrusions, and the engagement protrusion is passed through the recess. Pass the engaging protrusions through the respective grooves to insert the disk retainer into the holding column, and engage the engaging protrusions between the upper and lower adjacent engaging protrusions, so that the lower surface of the engaging protrusions and the engaging protrusions A disk storage container comprising a fitting recess provided on either one of the upper surfaces of the pieces, a fitting protrusion protruding from the other side, and the fitting protrusion fitted into the fitting recess.