JPH09165084A - Cassette storing case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store two kinds of video tape cassettes without rattling by providing a holding part for a projection which is brought into contact with one side face of a cassette case and pushes it into the other side direction facing to the one side face and is fitted to an recessed part formed on one side face of the cassette case. SOLUTION: When a VHS video tape cassette T1 is stored in a frame part 27 provided with a holding part 30, the right and the left of a case are brought into contact with a press-contact part 29 and a part of the back face side, namely, a position where an error erasing preventing member is provided is brought into contact with the holding part 30 over the width W4. In addition, it is pushed to the direction where a bent cover 24 is formed. It is stored thereby without rattling. When an MII type video tape cassette T2 is stored, the holding part 30 is fitted in a recessed part 42 formed in a case 36. Therefore, the right and left side faces of the case 36 are brought into contact with the press-contact part 29 and are pushed thereby and the front side and the back face side are brought into contact with the inner side face of the frame part 27 and it is stored without rattling. Therefore, it is unnecessary to use two kinds of cassettes for each exclusive use.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cassette storage case for storing a VTR video tape cassette, and more particularly to a structure for storing two types of video tape sets having different sizes without rattling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Video tape cassettes are generally stored in a cassette storage case in order to prevent dust adhesion and scratches. On the other hand, video tape cassettes are VHSs for general use and MIIs mainly used in broadcasting stations.
There are types and these have some differences in size. Although there are various types of cassette storage cases, an example of a conventional VHS cassette storage case will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. The cassette storage case 1 is integrally molded of synthetic resin, and is roughly divided into a storage portion 2 for storing a VHS video tape cassette T, a lid portion 3, and a folding cover portion 4. . A groove-shaped bending hinge 5 is formed between the storage portion 2 and the folding cover portion 4, and a groove-shaped bending hinge 6 is formed between the lid portion 3 and the folding cover portion 4. Has been done.

The accommodating portion 2 is provided with a frame portion 7 for accommodating and positioning the VHS video tape cassette T1 in the flat plate portion 2a, and a pair of reel holding ribs 8a and 8b. The reel holding ribs 8a and 8b are for preventing the reel around which the magnetic tape is wound from rotating when the video tape cassette T1 is housed in the frame portion 7 as shown in FIG. Further, on the inner side surface of the frame portion 7, projecting pressure contact portions 9 are provided at predetermined intervals. By providing the press contact portion 9, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the VHS video tape cassette T1 is stored, the cassette can be smoothly stored by bleeding air, and when the VHS video tape cassette T1 is stored, it can be supported from all sides to prevent rattling.

On the other hand, the lid portion 3 includes a flat plate portion 3a and a flat plate portion 3a.
Wall portion 11 formed so as to surround three of the outer peripheral portions of the
And The inner diameter of the wall portion 11 is set so that the frame portion 7 can be fitted therein, and the inner surface of the wall portion 9 is provided with a projecting reinforcing portion 12 that reinforces the wall portion 9 and prevents the frame portion 7 from slipping out. It is provided.

In the cassette storage case 1, VH
When the S video tape cassette T1 is stored, the VHS video tape cassette T1 is stored in the frame portion 7 so that the reel holding ribs 8a and 8b are fitted in the reel holes.
Next, the lid 3 is placed on the storage 2 so that the book is closed. As a result, the stored VHS video tape cassette T
The whole 1 is covered with the cassette storage case 1, and it is possible to prevent dust from adhering or being scratched.

[0006]

The shape and size of the VHS video tape cassette T1 will be described. The short side L1 is 104 mm, the long side L2 is 188 mm, and the thickness not shown is 25 ± 2 mm. Is shaped like a plate. Regarding the MII type video tape cassette, the long side L2 and the thickness are the same as those of the VHS video tape cassette T1, but the short side L1 is 106.
mm, which is enlarged by 2 mm as compared with the VHS video tape cassette T1. Therefore, even if an MII type video tape cassette is to be stored in the VHS cassette storage case 1, it will protrude by 2 mm in the short side direction,
Cannot be stored. On the other hand, the VHS video tape cassette T1 can be stored in the cassette storage case for the MII type video tape cassette, but the short piece is 2 m.
Since it is reduced in size, it will rattle in the storage part. As described above, if the video tape cassette is stored in a rattling state, the surface may be scratched due to portability or the like, and in extreme cases, tape loosening may occur, which is not preferable.

Therefore, in the conventional art, due to the dimensional difference of only 2 mm between the VHS type video tape cassette and the MII type video tape cassette, M
The II type cassette storage case and the VHS cassette storage case were manufactured separately. Looking at the manufacture of the cassette storage case, since the cassette storage case is integrally molded of synthetic resin, at least two types of molds are required, and the manufacturing line is the same even though there is no great difference in shape. It was divided. Therefore, the conventional cassette storage case is incompatible and inconvenient in use, and has a factor of high cost such as requiring two types of molds in manufacturing. An object of the present invention is to provide a cassette storage case that can commonly store a plurality of video tape cassettes having different standards.

[0008]

The object of the present invention is to connect a storage unit for storing a video tape cassette, a cover unit for covering the entire storage unit, and the storage unit and the cover unit so that they can be opened and closed. In a cassette storage case having a folding cover part for storing the first video tape cassette to be stored in the storage part in a part of an inner side surface of a frame part forming the storage part, A protruding shape that abuts against one side surface and pushes in the direction of the other side surface opposite to the one side surface, and fits into a recess formed on one side surface of the cassette case when the second video tape cassette is stored in the storage portion. This is achieved by a cassette storage case characterized in that a holding portion is provided and the first and second video tape cassettes having different sizes and shapes are commonly stored in the storage portion.

[0009]

According to the cassette storage case, one side surface of the cassette case is used for storing the first video tape cassette in a part of the inner side surface of the frame portion forming the storage section for storing the video tape cassette. Is pressed to accommodate the second video tape cassette, which is partially enlarged in size with respect to the first video tape cassette, and is fitted in a recess formed on one side surface of the cassette case. The holding portion acts as a spacer to prevent rattling when the first video tape cassette is stored in the frame portion having a predetermined size. Further, when the second video tape cassette is stored in the frame portion, the holding portion fits in the recess, so that the holding portion is apparently not formed, and a part of the dimension is enlarged. Nevertheless, within the same frame,
That is, it can be stored in the storage portion, and one type of cassette storage case can be commonly used to store two types of video tape cassettes.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a cassette storage case to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG.
Is a perspective view showing the structure of the cassette storage case, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the storage of the S-video tape cassette, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part showing the storage of the II type video tape cassette, FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the essential part showing another shape of the holding part, and FIGS. 5 to 7 show the shape of the VHS video cassette case. FIGS. 8 to 10 are explanatory views showing the shape of the MII type video tape cassette and the like. In the description of the embodiment, the configuration of the cassette storage case will be first described, and then the storage operation of the video tape cassette will be described.

Cassette storage case 2 according to the present embodiment
Reference numeral 1 is capable of accommodating a VHS video tape cassette T1 and an MII type video tape cassette T2 which will be sequentially described below. The VHS video tape cassette T1
Corresponds to the first video tape cassette referred to in the present invention,
The MII type video tape cassette T2 corresponds to the second video tape cassette. The cassette storage case 21
As shown in FIG. 1, it is integrally molded using a synthetic resin, and its structure is roughly classified into a video tape cassette T.
As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 22 and the lid unit 23 for storing 1 and T2 are further provided with a folding cover unit 24. And
A groove-shaped bent hinge 25 is formed between the storage portion 22 and the bent cover portion 24, and a groove-shaped bent hinge 26 is formed between the lid portion 23 and the bent cover portion 24. There is.

The storage portion 22 has a frame portion 27 for storing and positioning the video tape cassettes T1 and T2 in the flat plate portion 22a.
And a pair of reel holding ribs 28a and 28b. The reel holding ribs 28a and 28b are for preventing the reel around which the magnetic tape is wound from rotating when the video tape cassettes T1 and T2 are housed in the frame portion 27. Further, on the inner side surface of the frame portion 27, protruding pressure contact portions 29 are provided at predetermined intervals. By providing the press contact portion 29, when the video tape cassettes T1 and T2 are stored as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cassette storage work can be smoothly performed by bleeding air, and when the video tape cassettes T1 and T2 are stored, they are supported from four sides. The rattling can be prevented, and the frame 27
Since the friction with and becomes low, it is easy to take out.

Further, on the inner side surface of the frame portion 27, as shown in FIG. 2, in a state where the video tape cassettes T1 and T2 are housed, a protruding holding portion 30 is provided at a position corresponding to an erroneous erasure prevention member 41 described later. Is provided. The holding unit 30 includes the video tape cassettes T1 and T in the cassette storage case 21.
Both of them are to be stored without rattling, and the configuration and operation thereof will be described in detail later.

On the other hand, the lid portion 23 has a flat plate portion 23a and a wall portion 31 formed so as to surround three sides of the outer peripheral portion of the flat plate portion 23a. The inner diameter of the wall portion 31 is the same as the frame portion 27.
A reinforcing portion 32 is provided on the inner side surface of the wall portion 31 to reinforce the wall portion 31 and prevent the frame portion 27 from slipping out.

Next, the VHS video tape cassette T1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The VHS video tape cassette T1 has a structure in which a pair of reels 36a and 36b are reciprocally mounted in a case 35 made of synthetic resin and a magnetic tape is wound between the pair of reels 36a and 36b. An opening / closing lid 37 is provided on the front side of the case 35, and is closed as shown by a solid line in each drawing when not in use such as storage, and opened as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 7 at the time of loading so that the magnetic tape can be pulled out. It is like this. The outer dimension L1 of the VHS video tape cassette T1 is 104 mm, and L2 is 188 mm, as described above.
The thickness t is 25 ± 2 mm. An erroneous erasure prevention member 41 is provided on the back side of the VHS video tape cassette T1 as shown in FIG. Accidental erasure prevention member 41
Is a case 35 in which a part of the case 35 is cut away and a tongue piece that can be broken off is formed inside. The center of the erroneous erasure prevention member 41 is at a position L3 (22 mm) from one side surface of the case 35, but its width W1 is 8 ± 0.3 mm, and the entire width W2 including the cutout portion is 10 ± 0.3 mm. Is set to.

Next, the MII type video tape cassette T2 will be described with reference to FIGS. The MII type video tape cassette T2 has a configuration in which a pair of reels 36a and 36b are rotatably mounted in a synthetic resin case 35 and a magnetic tape is wound between the pair of reels 36a and 36b. An opening / closing lid 37 is provided on the front side of the case 35, and is closed as shown by a solid line in each drawing when not in use for storage or the like, and is shown in FIG.
The magnetic tape can be pulled out by opening it as shown in phantom. The external dimension L1 of the MII type video tape cassette T2 is 106 mm, and L2 is 1 as described above.
The thickness is 88 mm and the thickness t is 25 ± 2 mm. And MI
On the back side of the I-type video tape cassette T2, an erroneous erasure prevention member 41 is provided as shown in FIG. The erroneous erasure prevention member 41 is provided in the recess 4 formed in a part of the case 35.
It is formed in a tongue shape on the side surface of 2. Accidental erasure prevention member 4
The center of 1 is L3 (22 mm) from one side of the case 35.
The width W1 is 8 mm, and the width W of the recess 42 is
3 is set to about 22 mm. Therefore, L1 is 10
Although it is 6 mm, the size of the position where the recess 42 is formed is partially 104 mm, which is equal to the size L1 of the VHS video tape cassette T1.

The holding portion 30 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding portion 30 has a width W4 (about 14. mm) at a position L4 (about 22 mm) from the tip of the pressure contact portion 29.
6 mm) and has a thickness of about 2 mm and is provided in a protruding shape. The thickness corresponds to the height from the inner side surface of the frame portion 27. In the state where the VHS video tape cassette T1 is housed in the frame portion 27, the lateral side surface of the case 35 contacts the pressure contact portion 29, so that the dimension L4 becomes equal to the dimension L3 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The VH is provided in the frame portion 27 provided with the holding portion 30.
When the S-video tape cassette T1 is housed, the left and right sides of the case 35 come into contact with the pressure contact portions 29 as shown in FIG.
It contacts the holding part 30 over. Since the thickness of the holding portion 30 is 2 mm, the entire VHS video tape cassette T1 is pressed against the inner front surface of the frame portion 27, that is, in the direction of the bent cover 24 in this embodiment. As a result, on the back side of the VHS video tape cassette T1,
A space of 2 mm is formed between the frame portion 27 and the left and right side surfaces of the frame portion 27, which are pressed by the pressure contact portions 29, so that they can be stored without rattling.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, a mode in which the MII type video tape cassette T2 of the cassette storage case 21 is stored will be described. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the holding portion 30 is fitted into the recess 42 formed in the case 36 of the MII type video tape cassette T2. Therefore, although the thickness of the holding portion 30 is about 2 mm, the holding portion 30 is fitted into the recess 42, so that the holding portion 30 is apparently not formed. Therefore, MII
The whole type of video tape cassette T2 is housed in the frame portion 27, the left and right side surfaces of the case 36 are brought into contact with and pressed against the pressure contact portion 29, and the front side and the back side are brought into contact with the inner side surface of the frame portion 27. It will be stored without rattling.

After storing the video tape cassettes T1 and T2 in the cassette storing case 21 as described above, the storing portion 22 and the lid portion 23 are put together so as to close the book, and are stored in a so-called book style. As described above, the cassette storage case 21 of this embodiment can store both the VHS video tape cassette T1 and the MII type video tape cassette T2 without rattling by providing the holding portion 30. Since it is possible to share the two types of video tape cassettes, it is not necessary to separately manufacture the two types of dedicated cassette cases. Therefore, the cost can be reduced at the time of manufacturing, the user can improve the usability, and the waste due to mistakes in purchasing can be omitted, which is very convenient.

The shape of the holding portion 30 is not limited to the above shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the two protrusions 30a and 30b may be formed side by side within the width W4, or may be formed in an arc shape or the like when viewed from a plane.

[0021]

As described above, in the cassette storage case according to the present invention, the first video tape cassette is provided on a part of the inner side surface of the frame portion which constitutes the storage portion for storing the video tape cassette. When storing the second video tape cassette, one side surface of the cassette case is pushed when storing the second video tape cassette, and when the second video tape cassette whose size is enlarged with respect to the first video tape cassette is stored, the one side surface is formed. A protrusion-shaped holding portion that fits in the recess is provided. Therefore, when the first video tape cassette is stored in the frame portion having a predetermined size, the holding portion acts as a spacer to prevent rattling. Further, when the second video tape cassette is stored in the frame portion, the holding portion fits into the recessed portion,
Although the holding portion is apparently not formed and a part of the size is enlarged, the holding portion can be stored in the same frame portion, that is, the storage portion. Can be used for storing various types of video tape cassettes. Therefore, it can be molded with one type of mold and can be manufactured with one type of manufacturing line, so that the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced. Further, regarding the distribution route, the number of products is reduced, so inventory management and the like are facilitated, and the distribution cost can be reduced. Further, for the user, even if two types of video tape cassettes are used, only one type of cassette storage case is required, and the same operation is required for storage, so that various advantages such as improved usability can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a cassette storage case that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing storage of a VHS video tape cassette.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing storage of an MII type video tape cassette.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing another shape of the holding part.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the shape of a VHS video tape cassette.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the shape of a VHS video tape cassette.

FIG. 7 is another side view showing the shape of the VHS video tape cassette.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the shape of an MII type video tape cassette.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing the shape of an MII type video tape cassette.

FIG. 10 is another side view showing the shape of the MII type video tape cassette.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional cassette storage case.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing storage of a conventional VHS video tape cassette.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 cassette storage case 22 storage portion 23 lid portion 23a flat plate portion 24 folding cover portion 25, 26 folding hinge 27 frame portion 28a, 28b pair of restraining ribs 29 pressure contact portion 30 holding portion 31 wall portion 32 reinforcing portion 35a, 35b pair of reels 36 Case 37 Opening / Closing Lid 41 Accidental Erasure Prevention Member 42 Recess T1, T2 Video Tape Cassette L1 to L4 Dimensions W1 to W4 Width

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cassette storage case having a storage portion for storing a video tape cassette, a lid portion for covering the entire storage portion, and a folding cover portion for connecting the storage portion and the lid portion in an openable and closable manner. In a case where the first video tape cassette to be stored in the storage portion is stored in a part of the inner side surface of the frame portion that constitutes the storage portion, one side surface of the cassette case is abutted and faces the one side surface. When the second videotape cassette is pushed in the other side direction and the second video tape cassette is stored in the storage portion, a projecting holding portion that fits into a recess formed on one side surface of the cassette case is provided, and the size and size of the storage portion are set in the storage portion. A cassette storage case for storing first and second video tape cassettes having different shapes in common.