JPH08282769A - Disk cartridge housing case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily identify a title of a cartridge by forming a pin protruding inside a case integrally with a lower face of a slide board so that the cartridge may be pushed out of the case due to rotation of the pin when the cartridge received in the case makes the slide board rotate. CONSTITUTION: A disk-like slide board 6 having a diameter smaller than that of an opening is attached to the opening 5 on an upper face of a case 4. A pin 8 protruding in the case 4 is integrally formed with an outer rim of the slide board 6, so that the pin 8 also rotates by rotation of the slide board 6. Therefore with rotation of the pin 8, a lower end of a cartridge 3 received in the case 4 is pushed up, and the cartridge 3 is pushed out of the case 4. An index sheet 11 for indicating a title is attached on the rotatable slide board 6 mounted to the opening 5 via a transparent board 10 such as an acrylic board to allow the title to be identified.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk cartridge storage case in which a disk-shaped information recording medium such as an optical disk or a floppy disk can be easily taken out of the case and the contents of the disk can be understood.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information recording media such as optical discs and floppy discs are available from 5.25 inches to 3.5.
The size of the recording / reproducing apparatus is being reduced day by day as the size of the recording / reproducing apparatus is further reduced to 2.5 inches or less.
A small-sized recording / reproducing device using a small-diameter recording medium has a C like a floppy camera or Data Discman (trademark).
There are e-books that use D-ROMs and mini discs that have become a hot topic recently. The medium used for these is housed in a cartridge and further protected by a case. Then, in order to exchange these recording media, it is necessary to take out the cartridge from the case and insert it into the apparatus. In order to take out a cartridge from a storage case for a disk which is generally used at present, it is necessary to take out with both hands due to the structure of the case.

That is, in the prior art, the case structure is as shown in FIG. 6, and when the cartridge is taken out from the case 2, the case 2 is held by both hands and opened, and the cartridge is taken out and inserted into the recording / reproducing apparatus. If it is a stationary type such as an external storage device of a computer, there is no problem even in the present case. However, when it is used in a portable recording / reproducing apparatus such as the above-mentioned floppy camera or mini disk, when the disk cartridge is taken out from the case, the recording / reproducing apparatus must be once placed somewhere. Further, at this time, if the cartridge is forcibly taken out with one hand, there is a risk that the recording / reproducing device or the cartridge may be dropped.

Also, regarding the display of the title showing the contents of the medium, as shown in FIG. 6, a paper index card 1 with the title and the like is attached to the inside of the case to identify it through the transparent portion 2 of the case. Was doing.

[0005]

Therefore, although the index card 1 and the cartridge are integrated when mounted in the case, the title is displayed on the cartridge itself when the cartridge is taken out from the case. There was a drawback that the title could not be identified unless it was done. Further, it is sufficient if the title of the index card 1 and the cartridge are the same, but if not, there is a disadvantage that the title of the cartridge cannot be identified unless the cartridge is taken out from the case.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve these problems of the prior art, and it is easy to take out the cartridge from the case and the title display of the cartridge is easy to identify. To provide.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a disc cartridge storage case for storing a disc cartridge that can be inserted into a recording / reproducing apparatus, and a rotatable slide having a cutout portion on the upper surface of the case for storing the disc cartridge. A plate is provided, and a pin protruding inside the case is integrally formed on the lower surface of the slide plate,
When the cartridge housed in the case rotates the slide plate, the cartridge is pushed out of the case as the pin rotates.

An index sheet for displaying a title and a transparent plate were mounted on the slide plate on the upper surface of the case.

[0009]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the operation of the pin provided on the slide plate can be performed only by scratching a finger on the cutout portion of the slide plate and rotating the slide plate with one hand. You can remove the cartridge from the case with.
If a transparent plate is provided, the title of the cartridge in the case can be easily identified and rewriting is possible.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals.

1 to 3 show a disk cartridge storage case showing a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disk cartridge storage case, FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a side view thereof.

In the figure, a case 4 for accommodating the cartridge 3 has an opening 5 formed in the upper surface. A disc-shaped slide plate 6 having a smaller diameter than the opening 5 is rotatably attached to the case 4 in the opening 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a cutout portion for rotating the slide plate 6 with a fingertip or the like,
A pin 8 projecting into the case 4 is integrated with the outer edge of the slide plate 6, and the pin 8 is rotated by the rotation of the slide plate 6.
Also rotates. Therefore, when the pin 8 rotates, the lower end of the cartridge 3 housed in the case 4 is pushed up, and the cartridge 3 is pushed out of the case 4.

At a predetermined position on the upper surface of the cartridge 3, an index seal 9 is attached so that a title is described.

However, in the case 4, when the disk cartridge 3 is housed in the case 4, the cartridge 3
If the index sticker 9 attached to is difficult to see and the cartridge 3 is not removed from the case 4,
It has the drawback of not knowing the contents of the disc. That is, in this embodiment, the thumb is held on one of the notches 7 of the disk-shaped slide plate 6 with one hand so that the thumb rests on the back surface of the slide plate 6 by rotating the slide plate 6 with the thumb in the arrow direction. When the pin 8 provided is rotated and the cartridge 3 is housed in the case 4, the index seal 9 attached on the cartridge 3 becomes difficult to see.

This drawback is solved by the next embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, an index sheet 11 for displaying a title is attached to an opening 5 on the upper surface of the case 4 via a transparent plate 10 such as an acrylic plate, which is a rotatable slide plate. 6 was attached on the index sheet 11 so that the title on the index sheet 11 could be identified through the transparent plate 10. And index 1
No. 1 is replaceable and is not attached like a sticker, so that the display part can be easily replaced when the contents of the disc change. The cartridge is pushed out of the case 4 by the rotation of the slide plate 6, as in the above-described embodiment.

[0018]

As described above, according to the structure and method of the present invention, the cartridge can be taken out by the rotating operation of the slide plate, so that it can be easily performed with one hand. Further, the contents of the disc can be displayed on the case without impairing the appearance or function of the case. Since it is not attached like a sticker, the display part can be easily replaced when the contents of the disc change. Since the index sheet is covered with a transparent plate such as an acrylic plate, the display part does not get dirty by hand.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a disk cartridge storage case and a cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the internal structure of the case of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the title display portion of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a relationship between a conventional case and an index card.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Index card 2 Case 3 Cartridge 4 Case 5 Opening 6 Slide plate 7 Notch 8 pin 9 Index seal 10 Transparent plate 11 Index sheet

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A disk cartridge housing case for housing a disk cartridge that can be inserted into a recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein a rotatable slide plate having a notch is provided on the upper surface of the case for housing the disk cartridge, and the slide plate A pin protruding into the case is integrally formed on the lower surface, and when the cartridge housed in the case rotates the slide plate, the cartridge is pushed out of the case as the pin rotates. A disk cartridge storage case characterized in that. 2. The disk cartridge storage case according to claim 1, wherein an index sheet for displaying a title and a transparent plate are mounted on the upper surface of the case on the slide plate.