JPH07125783A - Package case and structure for storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the disposal of a package case by providing the same with an added function as a storing case. CONSTITUTION:A package case is provided on one side with a bag part 2 into which a plate-like storage medium 1 can be inserted, a hinge member 4 is placed into a hinge retaining part 3 formed at one corner of the bag part 2 in a packaged condition and the package case and the storage medium can be connected together in such a way that they can mutually freely rotate on the hinge member 4. Therefore, after taking out the storage medium, the package case can be used as a rack.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage medium package case and package structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a storage medium such as a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a CD ROM is stored in a package case so that the storage surface or the like is not damaged during transportation or storage.

FIG. 9 shows a conventional package case 9.
The package case 9 is a molded product of transparent styrene resin or the like, and includes a dish-shaped main body 91 and a lid 92 pivotally supported by an end of the main body 91.

In such a conventional package case 9, the storage medium 1 is placed on the main body 91 and then the lid 9 is placed.
The container is covered with 2 and is shrink-packed with a resin sheet (not shown) for storage and sale.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the user who purchased the storage medium 1 housed in the package case 9 takes out the storage medium 1 from the package case 9, and then the dedicated rack. It is often pointed out that the package case 9 is a waste of resources because the package case 9 is often discarded after being stored in such a place and is not used thereafter.

The present invention has been made to solve the above drawbacks, and the package case itself has an additional function as a storage case, so that the package case of a storage medium which can be prevented from being disposable, and It is intended to provide a package structure.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above object is provided with a bag portion 2 into which a plate-shaped storage medium 1 is inserted, as shown in FIG. 1 corresponding to an embodiment, and the bag portion is provided. This is achieved by a package case of a storage medium that is rotatably connectable to a hinge holding part 3 formed at a corner of the two via a hinge member 4 that is packaged and attached in a packaged state.

[0008]

The package case 9 has the bag portion 2 into which the storage medium 1 such as a floppy disk is inserted, and the hinge member 4 included in the packaged state can be attached to the corner portion of the bag portion 2. The hinge holding portion 3 is formed.

With this structure, the two package cases 9 and 9 are arranged adjacent to each other, and the hinge holding portions 3 face each other.
By installing the hinge member 4 between the two, the two package cases 9, 9 are rotatably connected to each other.

Since the plurality of package cases 9, 9 ... Connected and integrated can be used as a medium storage rack as a whole, it is possible to avoid a disposable state.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, an embodiment of the package structure of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. This embodiment shows a configuration suitable for a 3.5-inch floppy disk, and includes a hard package case 9 for protecting the floppy disk (storage medium 1) and a paper cover for covering the exposed portion of the floppy disk. The material 8 and the hinge member 4 packaged in the packaging state are packaged by the shrink pack. The covering with the shrink pack is indicated by reference numeral 10 in FIG.

The package case 9 is a molded product made of, for example, transparent styrene resin, and has rising edges 9 on both side edges.
3 is provided to form a rectangular dish shape as a whole. Also,
At the edge of the package case 9, a bag portion 2 into which the edge of the floppy disk 1 on the side where the shutter 11 is formed is inserted is formed.

The bag portion 2 is formed with a hinge holding portion 3 having an insertion hole 31 and a holding hole 32 formed in the wall surfaces of the bag portion 2 facing each other, and the hinge member 4 is inserted into the insertion hole 31. It In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
A boss 50 and a recess 51, which are sized so that they can be fitted to each other, are formed back to back.

The hinge member 4 is a columnar member having a reduced central portion, and has a length dimension equal to the thickness dimension L of the bag portion 2. Further, the large diameter portion 41 of the hinge member 4 is
Is formed to have a radial dimension that can be inserted into the insertion hole 31, and
The length of the reduced diameter portion 42 is set to be approximately twice the plate thickness t of the package case 9.

On the other hand, the holding hole 32 of the hinge holding portion 3 has a radial dimension through which the reduced diameter portion 42 of the hinge member 4 can be inserted, and is extended from the insertion hole 31 to form a boundary with the insertion hole 31. A narrowed portion 33 having a width slightly smaller than the diameter of the reduced diameter portion 42 is formed in the portion. The constricted portion 33 is formed by a leg portion 34 having a narrowed base portion for easy elastic deformation.

Next, the connection state of the package cases 9 described above is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the connection procedure is shown in FIGS. First, the procedure for connecting the package cases 9 and 9 to each other will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In a state where the covering 10 and the cover material 8 by the shrink pack are removed, the hinge member 4 has the hinge member 4 shown in FIGS. The state shown in (a) is reached, and from this state, the hinge member 4 is moved to the state shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the other large package 41 is pushed to the side of the other adjacent package case 9, and one large diameter portion 41 is inserted into the insertion hole 31 of the other package case 9.

Then, when the hinge member 4 is slid in the direction of the holding hole 32, as shown in FIG. 6B, the reduced diameter portion 42 of the hinge member 4 elastically deforms the leg portion 34 and the constricted portion. 33 is expanded and elastically fitted into the holding hole 32 (see FIGS. 6C and 7C).

In this state, in the hinge member 4, the large diameter portion 41 abuts on the wall surface of the bag portion 2 as shown by the chain line in FIG. Since the movement in the insertion hole 31 direction is restricted, the detachment is prevented, and the adjacent package cases 9 are rotatable with respect to each other around the reduced diameter portion 42 of the hinge member 4 without being separated. Connected to.

At this time, the bosses 50 and the recesses 51 formed on the front and back surfaces of the bag portion 2 of each package case 9 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, since the package cases 9 are fitted to each other, the movement of the package cases 9 is restricted near the left and right ends of the bottom portion, and the package cases 9 can be handled as a whole as a whole.

The package case 9 connected through the hinge member 4 as described above functions as a rack for the floppy disk 1 as a whole. For example, the desired floppy disk 1 can be taken out from the package case 9 as well. As shown in FIG. 4, it can be easily performed by rotating and tilting only the package case 9 in which the floppy disk 1 is stored by a predetermined angle.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, if the seating surface 7 is formed by chamfering the corners of the bag portion 2 of the package case 9, the seating surface 6 will be seated on the installation surface 6 such as a desk during rotation. 7 comes into contact with the surface and can be tilted at a predetermined angle.

In the above description, the storage medium 1
As an example, a 3.5-inch floppy disk is used. In addition to this, a magneto-optical disk, a CD ROM,
Alternatively, it can be applied to various storage media 1 such as a music CD.

[0023]

As is clear from the above description, according to the storage medium package case of the present invention, the storage medium can be used as a rack even after the storage medium is taken out, so that effective use of resources can be achieved. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing a housed state of a hinge member, FIG. 3A is a plan view, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a connected state of package cases.

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

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a procedure for mounting the hinge portion.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a procedure for mounting the hinge part.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a modified example of the package case, (a)
Is a plan view showing a single body state, and (b) is a side view showing a connected state.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Storage medium 2 Bag part 3 Hinge holding part 31 Insertion hole 32 Holding hole 4 Hinge member 41 Large diameter part 42 Reduced diameter part t Plate thickness 50 Boss 51 Recess 6 Installation surface 7 Seating surface 8 Cover material 9 Package case

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A hinge holding portion (3) provided on one side with a bag portion (2) into which a plate-shaped storage medium (1) is inserted and formed at a corner of the bag portion (2).
A hinge member (4) that is attached to the package in the packaged state
A storage medium package case that is rotatably connectable to each other via a. 2. The hinge member (4) is formed in a cylindrical shape having a central portion reduced in diameter in a range of at least twice or more than a plate thickness (t) of a wall surface of the bag portion (2). Together with the hinge holding part (3), the large diameter part (4
Insertion hole (31) through which 1) can be inserted, and the insertion hole (31)
The storage medium package case according to claim 1, wherein the reduced diameter portion (42) comprises a holding hole (32) capable of being elastically fitted. 3. A boss (50) projecting in the bag portion (2) in a direction parallel to a central axis of rotation of the hinge member (4).
3. The package case for a storage medium according to claim 1, wherein a recess (51) into which the boss (50) can be fitted is provided at a back position. 4. A corner surface of the bag portion (2) is provided with an installation surface (6) when the hinge member (4) is rotated by a predetermined angle.
The package case for a storage medium according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a seating surface (7) is provided to face the surface. 5. A package structure of a storage medium which is shrink-packed by covering the storage medium 1 with a paper cover material (8) in cooperation with the package case according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4.