JPH0644875Y2 - DAT cassette storage case - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a storage case for a DAT (digital audio tape) cassette.

[Prior Art] As a storage case for a DAT cassette, a box-shaped body of a size that can store a DAT cassette and a rotatable body can be freely rotated, similar to those of a tape cassette for normal audio or video. Some have a lid that is pivotally connected to the top and bottom of the body.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

This type of DAT cassette has a front-rear length of 54 mm and a left-right width of 73 m.
It is a small type with m and top and bottom thickness of 10 mm, and when an index card is attached to the outer surface of itself, it is not possible to secure a necessary and sufficient space for writing the recording contents to be provided on the card. The same thing can be said even if the writing field is provided on the outer surface of the conventional storage case corresponding to the size of the DAT cassette.

Also, with the downsizing of DAT cassettes, the front lid for tape protection on the front of this DAT cassette is also thin and mechanically inferior, and existing storage cases have rattling and cannot be stored safely. Even when the front lid is put in and taken out, the front lid is grasped by the hand and is easily damaged.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage case for a DAT cassette which has a wide flat surface on the outer surface of which a writing column for recorded contents can be secured.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage case that can store a DAT cassette without rattling and that does not damage the front lid when the DAT cassette is taken in and out.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The storage case of the present invention includes a body 1 having a storage hole 15 into which a DAT cassette 13 can be fitted in a horizontal position on a part of an upper surface thereof, and the body 1
And a lid 2 for opening and closing the upper surface of the storage hole.
On the opposite side surface of the DAT cassette 13, there are provided projections 16 and 16 for sandwiching the cassette, which come into contact with the left and right side surfaces behind the front lid 13a of the DAT cassette 13. It is a requirement that finger hooks 17, 17 for gripping the left and right side surfaces behind the front lid 13a of the 13 are recessed.

[Effect of device]

According to the storage case of the present invention, a DAT is provided on a part of the body 1.
Since the storage hole 15 of the cassette 13 is provided and the writing field 10 for recording contents is provided on the outer surface of the lid 2 or the like, the writing field 10 can be secured more than necessary as required, which is convenient.

In a state where the DAT cassette 13 is stored in the storage hole 15 of the body 1, the facing projections 16 and 16 on the storage hole 15 side are the DAT cassette 13
The DAT cassette 13 can be stably stored and stored without rattling because it is pressed against the left and right side surfaces separated from the front lid 13a. The front lid 13a is not damaged in this stored state.

Furthermore, when removing the DAT cassette 13 from the storage hole 15, you can insert your fingers into the finger hooks 17 and 17 to grasp the left and right sides of the DAT cassette 13 that are detached from the front lid 13a. It is advantageous to prevent damage to the front lid 13a without hanging, and the taking-in / out operation can be easily performed.

〔Example〕

The storage case C of the present invention includes a body 1 formed in a shallow box shape with an open upper surface and a lid 2 formed in a shallow box shape with an open lower surface. The upper surface of the body 1 can be opened and closed with the lid 2. The body 1 and the lid 2 can be formed of any material such as paper, wood, synthetic resin, metal plate, or a composite material of two or more of these, but here, in order to reduce costs, it is made of paper. .

That is, the body 1 has peripheral walls 5 around the bottom wall 4, the lid 2 has peripheral walls 7 around the upper wall 6, and the peripheral wall 7 of the lid 2 is fitted onto the peripheral wall 5 of the body 1. The lower end outer surface of the left side wall portion 5a of the peripheral wall 5 of the body 1 and the left side wall portion of the peripheral wall 7 in the closed posture of the lid 2
A sheet-like flexible hinge 3 was attached and connected to the inner surface of the lower end of 7a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the body 1 and the lid 2 have outer paper 1b and 2b attached to the outer surfaces of the respective paper bases 1a and 2a,
The hinge 3 is hidden so that it cannot be seen from the outside by extending and attaching the cover sheet 2b on the lid 2 side from the left side wall portion 7a to the outer surface of the bottom wall of the body 1. Further, a mountain-shaped notch 9 is provided on the right side wall portion 7b of the peripheral wall 7 of the lid 2, which is the lid 2
It is for finger hanging when opening.

The outer diameter of the storage case C is formed in a square shape having a plane spread of about 13 cm on each side, and an index card 11 having a writing column 10 is attached to the outer surface of the upper wall 6 of the lid 2. .

Inside the body 1, a separate inner frame 11 is attached. This inner frame 11 is
It is made of plastic sheet and has a box shape.
It is tightly fitted inside so that it does not move inside. However,
The inner frame 11 can also be made of, for example, paper, wood, metal or the like.

A storage hole 15 into which the DAT cassette 13 can be fitted in a horizontal posture from above is recessed at a substantially central portion of the upper surface 12 of the inner frame 11. The depth of the storage hole 15 may be equal to or greater than the thickness of the DAT cassette 13.

On the left and right side surfaces of the storage hole 15, a pair of front and rear cassette clamping projections 16, 16 that abut on the left and right side surfaces behind the front lid 13a of the DAT cassette 13 stored therein are integrally provided. There is.

Further, on the left and right side surfaces of the storage hole 15, finger hooking portions 17, 17 for gripping the left and right side surfaces rearward of the front lid 13a of the DAT cassette 13 stored in the storage hole 15 are partially spherical over the upper surface 12 of the inner frame 11. It is recessed in. In the figure, the left and right finger hooks 17 are located between the protrusions 16 and 16.

On the upper surface 12 of the inner frame 11, in order to secure the shape-retaining property, reinforcing ribs 19 and 19 in the shape of double girders are recessed along the four side edges.

The storage case C of the present invention is formed to have a plane shape much larger than that of the DAT cassette 13. Therefore, the lid 2
It is possible to secure a writing field 10 of a size that is easy to see on the outer surface of the device, and the recorded contents of the DAT cassette 13 can be written more than enough here.

Since the storage hole 15 is recessed with a plane slightly larger than the plane of the DAT cassette 13, the DAT cassette 13 is stored in the storage hole 15.
It can be stored so that it does not come into full contact with the side surface of. as a result,
When the DAT cassette 13 is put into or taken out of the storage hole 15, the front lid 13a is not forcibly opened.

With the DAT cassette 13 stored in the storage hole 15,
Since the cassette holding projections 16 and 16 are pressed against the left and right sides behind the front lid 13a of the cassette, the DAT cassette 13 can be stably stored and held without interfering with the front lid 13a. .

Moreover, in the state where the DAT cassette 13 is stored in the storage hole 15, the left and right side surfaces behind the front cover 13a of the DAT cassette can be grasped with the fingertips via the finger hooks 17, 17.
The DAT cassette 13 can be easily taken out from the storage hole 15, and the front lid 13a is not damaged even at this time.

[Another embodiment]

Since the planar shape of the inner frame 11 can be integrally formed at the same time when the body 1 is molded with plastic, the inner frame 11 is not required as a separate member.

Although the storage hole 15 is horizontally long in the illustrated example, the storage hole 15 may be long in the front-rear direction, or a plurality of storage holes 15 may be provided on the body 1 side.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of a storage case according to the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a plan view of essential parts, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing corresponding to the AA line in a figure. 1 …… Body, 2 …… Lid, 3 …… Hinge, 11 …… Inner frame, 12 …… Top of inner frame, 13 …… DAT cassette, 13a …… Front lid, 15 …… Storing hole, 16 …… Projection for holding the cassette, 17 ... Finger hook.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A body 1 having a storage hole 15 into which a DAT cassette 13 can be fitted in a horizontal posture, and a lid 2 for opening and closing the upper surface of the body 1 are provided. On the opposite side surfaces of the DAT cassette 13, cassette projections that abut on the left and right side surfaces behind the front lid 13a of the DAT cassette 13.
16 ・ 16 are provided respectively, and finger-holding parts 17 for gripping the left and right side surfaces behind the front lid 13a of the DAT cassette 13 on the opposite side surfaces of the storage hole 15 ・
Storage case for DAT cassette with 17 recessed.