JPH0585583A - Disk cartridge housing case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent damages to the edge of a cartridge by a method wherein a rib is provided on the inner surface of a side wall located outward of the side walls of a lid body and an intermediate rotating body in a support for freely rotatably supporting a combination of the lid body and the intermediate rotating body on the inside of the side wall of a case body. CONSTITUTION:A cartridge housing case consisting of a transparent plastic is composed of a case body 1, a lid body 2 and an intermediate rotating body 3. The case body 1 has an upper wall 5 provided with a rectangular notched part 4 and side walls 6 extending from both the ends of the upper wall. The lid body 2 has a lid wall 11 for covering a wide opening part on the side facing the upper wall 5 and a side wall 12 and a bottom wall 13 extending from both the ends of the lid wall and a hook provided at the lower end of the side wall 12 is in engagement with the intermediate rotating body 3. The lid body 2 is opened and closed within a predetermined angular range along the intermediate rotating body by engagement of pins with arcuate grooves. An arcuate rib 17 projecting toward the inside of the side wall 12 is formed above the arcuate groove to prevent the side wall from cutting in the edge of a disk cartridge.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flexible magnetic disk provided with, for example, a jacket formed by folding a synthetic resin sheet and a flexible magnetic disk rotatably housed inside the jacket. The present invention relates to a disk cartridge storage case such as a cartridge (hereinafter simply referred to as a storage case), and particularly to a storage case including a case body, a lid, and an intermediate rotating body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as a storage case for storing 10 to 20 5-inch type floppy discs in which a flexible magnetic disc is rotatably accommodated in a jacket formed by folding a vinyl chloride sheet, is conventionally used. A structure having a structure as described in Japanese Patent No. 291,023 has been proposed.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a usage state of this storage case. This storage case is a case body 101
The lid 102 and the intermediate rotating body 103 are formed by transparent plastics.

The case body 101 has an upper wall 104 having a rectangular notch in a part thereof, and side walls 105 extending from both ends of the upper wall 104. Although not shown, the tip of the side wall 105 is not shown. Pins are provided so as to project inside.

The lid 102 has a generally U-shaped plan view, and has a lid wall 106 covering an opening facing the upper wall 104 of the case body 101, and side walls 107 extending from both ends of the lid wall 106. And have. Then, as shown in the same figure, the case main body 101 is rotatably supported inside the tip end portion of the side wall 105. Although not shown, an arc-shaped groove that restricts the turning range of the intermediate turning body 103 is formed on the base side of the side wall 107.

The intermediate rotating body 103 also has a substantially U-shaped plan view, and a front wall 108 facing the lid wall 106.
And side walls 109 extending from both ends of the front wall 108. Although not shown, on the base side of the side wall 109,
A pin protruding toward the side wall 107 of the intermediate rotating body 103 is provided, and the intermediate rotating body 103 is rotatably supported inside the lid body 102 as shown in FIG.

The lid 102 and the intermediate rotating body 103 face each other to form a pocket-shaped storage space Z, and some disk cartridges (not shown) are stored in the storage space Z. The disk cartridge stored in the storage space Z can be taken out.

As shown in the figure, when in use, the case body 101 serves as a base by rotating the case body 101 about 300 degrees with respect to the lid body 102, and the lid body 1
In 02, the back surface of the lid wall 106 is in contact with the edge of the upper wall 104 of the case body 101, and the inclined state is maintained. Further, the intermediate rotating body 103 is inclined to the side opposite to the lid body 102, and the upper opening side of the storage space Z is widened and opened so that the disk cartridge can be easily taken in and out.

When storing the disk cartridge,
First, the intermediate rotating body 103 is rotated in the X direction as shown in the figure, and then the case main body 101 is rotated in the Y direction to cover the lid 1.
02 and the case body 101 are adapted to each other.

[0010]

By the way, in this conventional storage case, when the intermediate rotating body 103 is rotated in the X direction, the edge of the disk cartridge stored in the storage space Z has the side wall 109. Edge 109a and lid wall 106
Often sandwiched between the inner surface of the.

On the other hand, as is well known, the magnetic disk cartridge is composed of a rectangular thin jacket made of vinyl chloride sheet and the like, and a flexible magnetic disk rotatably housed inside the jacket. There is a non-flexible hard disk cartridge including a flexible disk cartridge, an injection molded hard case, and a magnetic disk rotatably housed inside the case. ..

When the former flexible disk cartridge is stored, the edge of the disk cartridge is the edge 109 of the side wall 109 of the intermediate lid 103 as described above.
If it is sandwiched between a and the inner surface of the lid wall 106 of the lid body 102, the jacket or disk is deformed or damaged. When this happens, the rotation of the disk in the jacket becomes unsmooth, and there is a problem in that writing or reading of information is adversely affected or the appearance is impaired.

Further, the latter hard disk cartridge having no flexibility is accommodated, and the edge of the disk cartridge is formed by the edge 109a of the side wall 109 of the intermediate lid 103 and the lid 102 as described above. When sandwiched between the inner surface of the lid wall 106 and the intermediate lid 103, the intermediate lid 103 does not fit inside the lid 102 and remains open. When the intermediate lid 103 is forcibly rotated, the side wall 109 of the intermediate lid 103 or It has problems such as damage to the case of the disk cartridge.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and to provide a disk cartridge storage case which does not cause a trouble such as deformation or damage of the edge of the disk cartridge. ..

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a case in which an upper wall having a rectangular notch part is provided and side walls extending from both ends of the upper wall. It is provided with a main body and a combination body of a lid body and an intermediate rotation body, which is rotatably supported inside the side wall of the case body, and the combination body is a pocket-shaped storage for storing the disk cartridge inside. The present invention is intended for a disk cartridge storage case in which a space is formed and the side wall of the lid body and the side wall of the intermediate turning body overlap each other so that the intermediate turning body rotates relatively to the lid body.

The inner surface of the outer side wall of the side wall of the lid and the side wall of the intermediate rotating body, and
It is characterized in that, for example, an arc-shaped rib for preventing the edge of the disk cartridge edge from being caught is provided above the upper edge of the side wall arranged inside.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the rib for preventing the edge of the disk cartridge from being caught is provided, the rib is present even if the intermediate rotating body is relatively rotated with respect to the lid. Thus, it is possible to provide a storage case in which there is no trouble that the edge of the disk cartridge is bitten and the edge is deformed or damaged as in the conventional case.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage case according to an embodiment in use,
2 is a side view of the storage case in use, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the storage case in use, FIG. 4 is a front view of the storage case in use, and FIG. 5 is a storage case in the unused state. The side view which made a part a cross section, FIG. 6 is sectional drawing on the line of FIG. 5A-A,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the storage case in an unused state, and FIG. 8 is a rear view of the storage case in an unused state.

This storage case includes a case body 1 and a lid body 2.
And intermediate rotating body 3, which are injection molded by transparent plastics.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the case body 1, FIG.
Is a cross-sectional view on the line 9B-B, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the case body 1. As shown in these figures, the case body 1 is
It has an upper wall 5 having a rectangular notch 4 in a part thereof, side walls 6 extending from both ends of the upper wall 5, and a front wall 7 extending from one end of the upper wall 5. Pins 8 project from the inside of the tip of the side wall 6.

As shown in FIG. 10, the inner surface of the side wall 6 has a first concave portion 9 formed near the edge of the upper wall 5 and a first concave portion 9 thereof.
It has a second recess 10a formed on the side opposite to the recess 9 and a third recess 10b formed near the edge of the front wall 7.

FIG. 12 is a front view in which a part of the lid body 2 is shown in cross section, FIG. 13 is a side view of the lid body 2, and FIG.
FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line C, and FIG. As shown in these figures, the lid 2 includes a lid wall 11 that covers a wide opening on the side facing the upper wall 5 of the case body 1, and side walls 1 extending from both ends of the lid wall 11.
2 and the bottom wall 13.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, a hook portion 14 that engages with the intermediate rotating body 3 is formed near the lower end of the side wall 12 adjacent to the bottom wall 13. A through hole 15 into which the pin 8 of the case body 1 is inserted is formed in the vicinity of the hook portion 14, and the rotation range of the intermediate rotating body 3 (on the opposite side of the hook portion 14 from the through hole 15) In the embodiment, the arcuate groove 16 that regulates the opening angle of the intermediate rotating body 3 is about 30 to 40 degrees is formed.

Further, an arc rib 17 protruding toward the inside of the side wall 12 is formed above the arc groove 16, and a stopper 18 of the intermediate rotating body 3 is provided so as to project adjacent to the arc rib 17. There is. The rib 17 functions as a rib for preventing the edge of the disk cartridge from being caught.

As shown in FIG. 13, the circular arc groove 16 and the circular arc rib 17 are formed concentrically with the rotation center O of the intermediate rotating body 3. The arc rib 17 is formed continuously from one edge of the side wall 12 toward the other edge of the side wall 12 (an edge adjacent to the lid wall 11) and over the entire width of the side wall 12. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, a relatively shallow recessed portion 19 bordered by the circular arc rib 17, the curved rib 22 and the linear rib 23 is formed above the circular arc rib 17. , The inner surface 19a of the recess 19
(See FIGS. 12 and 14) and the inner side surface 17a of the circular arc rib 17.
And are almost the same. ..

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the first projection 20 is provided in the vicinity of the circular arc rib 17 of the linear rib 23 connected to the end of the lid wall 11, and the first projection 20 is provided above it. The two protrusions 21 are provided so as to respectively project outward.

FIG. 16 is a front view of the intermediate rotating body 3, FIG.
7 is a side view of the intermediate turning body 3, and FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the intermediate turning body 3. As shown in these drawings, it has a front wall 24 facing the lid wall 11 of the lid body 2 and side walls 25 extending from both ends of the front wall 24, and has a substantially U-shaped plan. At both ends of the lower portion of the front wall 24, the hook portion 1 of the lid 2 is provided.
4 is formed into a recess 26 (FIG. 1).
7).

The side wall 25 has a through hole 15 in the intermediate rotating body 3.
An arc groove 27 is provided at a position corresponding to (see FIG. 19), and a pin 28 protruding outward from the arc groove 27 is formed. Side wall 25 as shown in FIGS.
Is substantially fan-shaped concentrically with the circular arc groove 27,
The first arc end edge 29 located inside the arc rib 17 of the lid 2 and the step portion 3 facing the stopper 18 of the lid 2.
0 and a second circular arc end edge 31 having a smaller circular arc diameter than the first circular arc end edge 29.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, a third protrusion 32 is provided near the front wall 24 of the side wall 25.

Next, the assembly of this storage case will be described. 19 and 20 are side views of the assembly of the lid body 2 and the intermediate turning body 3, FIG. 19 shows a state before turning the intermediate turning body 3, and FIG. 20 shows a state where the intermediate turning body 3 is turned. FIG. 21 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

As shown in these figures, the lid 2 and the intermediate turning body 3 are combined so that the side wall 25 of the intermediate turning body 3 is inside the side wall 12 of the lid 2, and the step 26 of the intermediate turning body 3 is combined. Is inserted into the hook portion 14 of the lid body 2 (see FIG. 19), and the pin 28 of the intermediate rotating body 3 is inserted into the arc groove 16 of the lid body 2. By combining the lid body 2 and the intermediate turning body 3, the first arc end 29 of the intermediate turning body 3 is located inside the arc rib 17 of the lid body 2, and the stopper 18 and the step portion 30 face each other. In addition, the lid 2 is placed on the arc groove 27 of the intermediate rotating body 3.
Through hole 15 is located. By combining the lid body 2 and the intermediate rotating body 3 in this manner, the lid wall 11, the side walls 12, 2
5, the bottom wall 13 and the front wall 24 form a pocket-shaped storage space Z for storing the disk cartridge 33 (see FIG. 1).
(See) is formed.

In the state of FIG. 19, the combination of the lid body 2 and the intermediate rotating body 3 is fitted into the side wall 6 of the case body 1, and the tip of the pin 8 of the case body 1 is fitted with the through hole 15 and the arc groove 27.
(See FIGS. 5 and 6). As a result, the case body 1, the lid body 2 and the intermediate rotating body 3 are integrally combined,
The disk cartridge 33 forms a box-shaped storage case capable of storing 10 to 20 sheets.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the usage state of this storage case, in which the case body 1 is approximately 3 times larger than the lid body 2.
By rotating the case body 1 by 00 degrees, the case body 1 serves as a base, and the lid body 2 has the back surface of the lid wall 11 abutting against the edge of the upper wall 5 of the case body 1 and the first protrusion 2 of the lid body 2.
By inserting 0 into the first recess 9 of the case body 1, the inclined state of the lid body 2 is maintained.

Further, the intermediate rotating body 3 is inclined to the side opposite to the lid body 2, and the upper opening side of the storage space Z is opened wide.
Even in the state where the lid body 2 is opened with respect to the intermediate rotating body 3 in this way, as shown in FIG. 2, a part of the first arc end edge 29 of the intermediate rotating body 3 is located below the arc rib 17.

When storing the disk cartridge 33, first, the intermediate rotating body 3 is rotated in the X direction as shown in FIG. 2, and then the case body 1 is rotated in the Y direction to form the lid body 2. It is designed to fit with the case body 1.

By rotating the intermediate rotating body 3 in the X direction as described above, the first arc end edge 29 of the intermediate rotating body 3 moves along the arc rib 17 of the lid body 2, and the stepped portion thereof. Three
When 0 contacts the stopper 18, the rotation of the intermediate rotating body 3 is stopped, and the third protrusion 32 of the intermediate rotating body 3 is fitted into a recess (not shown) formed on the inner surface of the lid body 2, The closed state of the intermediate rotating body 3 is maintained.

The case body 1 is moved around the pin 8 in the Y direction.
By rotating the case body 1 in the direction and inserting the second protrusion 21 of the lid body 2 into the second recess 10b of the case body 1, the closed state of the case body 1 is maintained.

FIG. 21 is a side view of an assembly of the lid body 2 and the intermediate rotating body 3 for explaining another embodiment. In the case of this embodiment, a linear rib 34 is used instead of the circular arc rib 17.
Are formed immediately above the first arc edge 29.

In the above-described embodiment, the ribs 17 and 34 are described as completely continuous, but the ribs may have a slit that cannot be inserted into the edge of the disk cartridge 33.

Although the side wall 29 of the intermediate rotating body 3 is arranged inside the side wall 12 of the lid 2 in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the side wall of the intermediate rotating body 3 is not limited to this. It is also possible to arrange the side wall 12 of the lid body 2 inside 29.

In the above embodiment, the bottom wall 13 is provided on the lid body 2 and the bottom wall is not provided on the intermediate rotating body 3, but on the contrary, the bottom wall is provided on the intermediate rotating body 3 and the lid is provided. The present invention can also be applied to a storage case having a structure in which a pocket-shaped storage space Z is formed by combining the lid 2 and the intermediate rotating body 3 without providing a bottom wall on the body 2.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the case for accommodating the flexible disk cartridge is explained, but the present invention can be applied to the case for storing the hard disk cartridge.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the rib for preventing the edge of the disk cartridge from being caught is provided, the rib is present even if the intermediate rotating body is relatively rotated with respect to the lid. Therefore, it is possible to provide a storage case in which there is no trouble that the edge of the disk cartridge is bitten and the edge is deformed or damaged as in the conventional case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention in a use state.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the storage case in use.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the storage case in use.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the storage case in use.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a cross section of a part of the storage case in an unused state.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the storage case in an unused state.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the storage case in an unused state.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a case body.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a case body.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a cross section of a part of the lid body.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the lid body.

14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid is tilted.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a cross section of a part of an intermediate rotating body.

FIG. 17 is a side view of the intermediate rotating body.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of an intermediate rotating body.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing a state before rotating the intermediate rotating body of the assembly of the lid body and the intermediate rotating body.

FIG. 20 is a side view showing a state in which the intermediate rotating body of the assembly of the lid body and the intermediate rotating body is rotated.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 20D-D of FIG.

FIG. 22 is a side view showing a state in which the intermediate rotating body of the assembly of the lid body and the intermediate rotating body according to another embodiment of the present invention is rotated.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a usage state of a conventionally proposed disk cartridge storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case Main Body 2 Lid Body 3 Intermediate Rotating Body 4 Notch Part 5 Upper Wall 6 Side Wall 8 Pin 11 Lid Wall 12 Side Wall 13 Bottom Wall 17 Arc Rib 24 Front Wall 25 Side Wall 29 First Arc Edge 33 Disk Cartridge 34 Straight Rib Z storage space

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A case main body provided with an upper wall having a rectangular cutout part and side walls extending from both ends of the upper wall, and rotatably supported inside the side wall of the case main body. Was done,
A combination of a lid and an intermediate rotating body is formed, and the combination forms a pocket-shaped storage space for storing the disk cartridge, and the side wall of the lid and the side wall of the intermediate rotating body overlap each other. In the disk cartridge storage case in which the intermediate rotating body rotates relative to the lid body, the inner surface of the side wall of the lid body and the side wall of the intermediate rotating body, which is arranged outside, and A disk cartridge storage case characterized in that a rib for preventing the edge of the disk cartridge from being caught is provided above the upper edge of the side wall arranged at. 2. The disk cartridge storage case according to claim 1, wherein the bite prevention rib is formed continuously over the entire width of a side wall arranged outside. 3. The flexible disk cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the disk cartridge includes a jacket formed by folding a synthetic resin sheet, and a flexible disk rotatably housed inside the jacket. A disc cartridge storage case, which is a disc cartridge storage device that the user has.