JPH082573A - Storing case for disk - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly put in/out a compact disk and prevent damage of the compact disk at the time of temporarily placing as much as possible by coupling a lid to a case body by a function of an elastic working piece and applying force to the lid in the direction for opening by an elastic tab formed on a side. CONSTITUTION:A storing case 1 is put on a palm, and by pushing pressing recesses 11, 11 of elastic working pieces 9 by fingers, the working pieces 9 are bent inward to release engagement between an engaging claw 12 and a locking stage 27. This disengagement allows restoring elastic force of elastic tabs 16, 16 to function, so that a lid 20 is opened with respect to a case body 2 on its pivotal side. Since the elastic tabs 16, 16 are provided on a support axis side 7 at this time, even slight restoration of the tabs 16, 16 to a protruding position allows the tabs 16, 16 to rotate as largely as possible. Thus while a compact disk is held by the other hand, the lid 20 can be easily opened completely.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage case for a disk which stores a recorded compact disk, a CDROM or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A shallow bottom case body and a cover body having substantially the same plane shape as the case body are rotatably supported at one end so that a disk can be stored in the case body. Various cases have been proposed as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-124985.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional structure of this kind, the opening of the lid is released by one hand to release the engaging relationship between the case body and the lid, and the other hand is released. Therefore, it is necessary to perform the operation by lifting the lid. Therefore, for handling such a disc, for example, C
If the storage case is to be opened after being removed from the D player, the compact disc or the like needs to be temporarily placed in another place, and the disc tends to be frequently damaged during the temporary placement. Therefore, conventionally, it is inconvenient that the storage case must be opened in advance and then the setup for removing the compact disc is required.

The present invention is intended to eliminate the conventional problems by enabling the opening operation of the lid with one hand.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a shallow-bottomed case body and a lid body having substantially the same planar shape as the case body.
An elastic operation piece that is pivotally supported at one end of each side wall formed on each side and that is bent inward by an external pressing action is formed on either side wall of either the case body or the lid. And an outwardly projecting locking claw at its end, and either side of the other side wall is formed with a locking step edge to which the locking claw is hooked, and further, either the case body or the lid body. An elastic tongue piece is formed so as to extend on the upper edge of one of both side walls, and a locking claw is engaged with a locking step edge by a lid closing operation of the lid centering on the pivot portion, and the lid is cased. It is characterized in that the side walls of the elastic tongue are adhered on the main body so as to be in a butt shape, and the elastic tongue pieces are elastically contracted by the pressing action of the opposite end edges in this state.

[0006]

When the elastic operation pieces are pressed from both sides from the outside by the finger operation with one hand, the locking claws move inward and the engagement with the locking step edge is released. As a result, the lid body rotates with respect to the main body case by the restoring elasticity of the elastic tongue, and the lid body is opened at a predetermined angle. As a result, the lid can be completely opened with the fingertips while holding the compact disc with the other hand, so that the lid can be easily attached to the storage case.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The accompanying drawings show an embodiment of a disk storage case 1 according to the present invention.

Here, the storage case 1 comprises a shallow case body 2 having a rectangular shape with side walls formed on both sides and a rectangular lid body 20 which is substantially the same as the case body 2, both of which are made of transparent plastic material. Is molded by.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the case main body 2 is formed with wall portions of the same height around four sides. As shown in the F portion of FIG. 3 and in FIGS. 6 and 13, both sides in the longitudinal direction. At the ends of the walls 3 and 3, circular pivot portions 5 and 5 are provided. The outer surface of the pivot support portion 5 is removed by a thickness corresponding to the thickness of a pivot support portion 22 of the lid body 20 described later, and the support shaft 7 corresponding to the thickness removal portion is projected from the center thereof. .

As shown in FIG.
As shown in an enlarged scale at 8 and 12, an elastic operation piece 9 is projected. The elastic operation piece 9 has cut grooves 10, 10 on both sides thereof.
The side walls 3 and 3 are separated from each other to connect to the bottom wall 4, and the inward tilting is possible by releasing the restraint from the side walls 3 and 3, and the pressing protrusion 11 that is long in the width direction is provided, Further, an engaging claw 12 that extends from the pressing convex portion 11 and projects outward is formed at the extending end portion.

At both sides of the elastic operation piece 9, fixed claws 14, 14 project inwardly on the side walls 3, 3 so as to be tiltable as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. This fixed claw 1
The rectangular gap between the bottom walls 4 and 14 serves as a storage gap for the holding plate 40 for fixing the compact disc. The holding plate 40 has a rectangular shape that matches the shape of the storage case 1, and one side half thereof serves as a storage portion for the compact disc.

In the case body 2 having such a structure, the elastic tongue piece 1 is provided on the upper edge of the side walls 3 and 3 in the vicinity of the pivot portion 5.
6, 16 are formed so as to extend from the edge of the side wall 3. That is, the elastic tongue pieces 16 and 16 have one end thereof continuous with the side walls 3 and 3, and a concave groove 17 is formed at an end edge of the side walls 3 and 3 facing the tongue pieces 16 and 16, which will be described later. With the lid 15 closed, the elastic tongues 16 and 16 are pressed into the groove 17 so that they can be housed.

The structure of the lid 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.

Here, the lid body 20 is also formed with wall portions of the same height around the four sides, and as shown in the portion H of FIG. 5 and FIG. 13 in an enlarged manner, end portions of both side walls 22, 22 in the longitudinal direction. In addition, circular pivot portions 23, 23 are provided. The inner surface of the pivot portion 23 is thinned by removing the thickness corresponding to the thickness of the pivot portion 5 described above,
A pivot hole 25 into which the support shaft 7 is fitted from the inside is formed in the center thereof.

Further, at the substantially central position of the side walls 22 and 22,
As enlargedly shown in FIGS. 10 and 13, an insertion hole 26 into which the tip of the elastic operation piece 9 is inserted is formed, and a locking step edge 27 with which the engaging claw 12 engages on the side of the insertion hole 26. Are formed. Further, an escape groove 28 is formed on the side wall 22 in order to avoid interference with the pressing protrusion 11.

On the other hand, the fixed claws 14, on both sides of the insertion hole 26,
Escape grooves 29, 29 are formed at positions corresponding to 14 in order to avoid interference with the fixed claws 14, 14.

Further, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 11, locking projections 30, 30 are formed on the inner surfaces of the side walls 22, 22 at positions close to the insertion holes 26. This locking projection 3
The gap between 0 and 30 and the main wall 21 serves as a support gap for the cover sheet 41 showing the contents of the compact disc, and the locking projection 3
The cover piece 41 is held by being locked to 0 and 30.

Next, contact grooves 31, 31 with which the elastic tongues 16, 16 are elastically contacted are formed near the pivotally supporting portions 23, 23.

In this structure, the case body 2 and the lid body 20 are rotatably connected to each other by inserting the support shafts 7, 7 into the pivot support holes 25, 25 so as to be rotatable about the support shaft 7. It
When the lid body 20 is pressed against the case body 2, the engaging claw 1 is moved along with the inward inclination and the backward movement of the elastic operation piece 9.
2 engages with the locking step edge 27, and the side walls 22, 2 of the lid 20
2 and the side walls 3 and 3 of the case body 2 are butted against each other.
The state of 3 is closed. At this time, the elastic tongue pieces 16, 16
Is pressed against the edges of the contact grooves 31, 31 and is housed in the concave groove 17. In this state, the lid 20 is always urged in the direction away from the case body 2 by the restoring elasticity of the elastic tongues 16, 16.

To open the lid 20, the storage case 1 may be placed on the palm of one hand, and the pressing projections 11, 11 of the elastic operation pieces 9, 9 may be pressed inward with the fingers. By such an operation, the elastic operation piece 9 bends inward, and the engagement between the engagement claw 12 and the locking step edge 27 is released. By this disengagement, the restoring elastic force of the elastic tongues 16, 16 acts,
The lid body 20 expands on its pivot side with respect to the case body 2 as shown in FIG. At this time, the elastic tongue pieces 16,
Since 16 is provided on the support shaft 7 side, elastic tongue pieces 16, 16 are provided.
Even if it is restored to a small protruding position, it will rotate as much as possible. As a result, the lid 20 can be easily completely opened while holding the compact disc with the other hand, and the lid 20 can be mounted on the holding piece 40 engaged with the fixing claws 14, 14 in the storage case 1. It can be done easily.

Thus, by operating the one hand, the compact disc can be loaded into the storage case 1 with the other hand while the lid 20 is opened, and the loading and unloading can be easily performed.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the storage case 1 has a plane rectangular shape, but various shapes such as a square shape, a circular shape, and a hexagonal shape can be proposed.

[0023]

According to the present invention, the lid body 20 is connected to the case body 2 by the action of the elastic operation piece 9, and the lid body 20 is biased in the opening direction by the elastic tongue pieces 16, 16 formed on one side. Therefore, the lid 20 can be opened by pressing the elastic operation pieces from both sides with one hand, and the compact disc can be attached to the case body 2 with the other hand. It is not necessary to temporarily put it in another place when replacing the disk, and it is possible to perform smooth loading and unloading of the compact disk, and it is possible to prevent damage to the compact disk during temporary placement as much as possible. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a storage case 1.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a case body 2.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a case body 2.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the lid body 20.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a lid body 20.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of a B part in FIGS.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of a B portion in FIGS.

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

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion D in FIG.

11 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG.

12 is a sectional view taken along line GG of FIG.

13 is a side view of the elastic operation piece 9 showing a closed state of the lid body 20. FIG.

14 is a side view of the elastic operation piece 9 showing an opened state of the lid body 20. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Storage Case 2 Case Body 3 Side Wall 5 Pivot Support 7 Support Shaft 9 Elastic Operation Piece 12 Engaging Claw 14 Fixing Claw 16 Elastic Tongue 20 Lid 22 Side Wall 23 Pivot Support 27 Locking Step Edge

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shallow-bottomed case body and a cover body having substantially the same plane shape as that of the case body are rotatably supported at one end of side walls formed on both sides of the case body, and the case body or the cover body. On one of both side walls of the body, an elastic operation piece that bends inward by a pressing action from the outside is formed and a locking claw is projected outward at its end, and on either side wall of the other, A locking step edge to which the locking claw is hooked is formed, and an elastic tongue piece is formed to extend on the upper edge of either side wall of either the case main body or the lid, centering around the pivotal support. When the lid is closed, the locking claw is engaged with the locking step edge, and the lid is attached to the case body so that the side walls of the lid are in abutting shape. A storage case for a disk, characterized in that the elastic tongue is elastically contracted by a pressing action.