JPH10138675A - Containing structure for album and cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the carriage of only one of albums or cartridges while enabling the storage of those albums and cartridges together and the protection of the cartridges from the accumulation of dust. SOLUTION: Provided are a cartridge case 12 with recessed portions for containing cartridges, a lid member 13 for closing the recessed portions of the cartridge case 12, and albums 11 containing photographs and index prints. These members are adapted to be contained together in a single box container 10. In addition, provided on the cartridge case 12, lid member 13 and albums 11 are indicating portions or the like for indicating correspondences between cartridges and photographs or index prints.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for storing an album and a cartridge, and more particularly, to a structure for simultaneously storing an album and a cartridge so as to be compatible with an APS (Advanced Photo System).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a new photographic system called APS has been adopted, and corresponding film cartridges have been sold. According to this system, in addition to each photo printed corresponding to each frame of film, an index print in which the contents of many frames are printed on one sheet, and a cartridge including a negative film are used. You will receive it at the DPE store.
Here, the index print and the cartridge substantially correspond to the conventional negative film, and the cartridge is positioned as a completely new storage object.

Therefore, an album capable of storing a cartridge has been proposed in correspondence with the above-mentioned system (for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-244366). This album is provided with a cartridge storage section inside the spine, and an album mount is bound next to the cartridge storage section. According to this album, the photograph and the cartridge including the negative film of the photograph can be integrally stored.

[0004]

However, in the already-proposed album, since it is an album integrally provided with a cartridge storage unit, either one of a photograph and a cartridge cannot be selectively carried. There is an inconvenience. That is, in the above system, when performing additional printing of a photograph, an index print in which a negative film is printed on one sheet and a cartridge are brought to a DPE store, but an album that is not necessary for the additional printing is necessarily included. It brings the inconvenience of having to carry it.

By the way, according to the photographic system, the contents of the negative film in the cartridge can be viewed on a display such as a television or a personal computer. It is thought that it will spread dramatically. Therefore, if the album and the cartridge can be carried separately, the convenience of many consumers can be achieved. In addition, for electronic devices used for viewing photographs on a television or the like, if greetings and the like are deposited on a cartridge loaded in the device, it becomes easy to cause a failure of the electronic device. The storage format of the cartridge made is preferred.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to store an album and a cartridge integrally in a single container in such a manner that their correspondence can be specified, but if necessary, only one of them can be stored. An object of the present invention is to provide an album and cartridge storage structure that can be carried around and that can effectively prevent accumulation of greetings and the like on a cartridge.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, an album and cartridge storage structure according to the present invention has a concave portion for storing a cartridge in which a film is wound, and the concave portion can be closed. A cartridge case is provided, and the cartridge case is provided so as to be housed in a box container together with the album. With this configuration, the album and the cartridge can be stored integrally, and one of them can be taken out and selectively carried. Moreover,
Since the cartridge case is stored in the box container together with the album, the accumulation of dust on the cartridge can be prevented, and the inconvenience when the cartridge is loaded into the electronic device can also be prevented.

[0008]

In the present invention, the recess is provided so as to be able to be closed by a lid member connected to an opening edge of the cartridge case or a lid member separate from the cartridge case. A predetermined display unit is provided on at least one of the cartridge case and the album;
It is preferable to adopt the configuration described above. As described above, according to the new photo system, when performing additional printing or the like, the cartridge and the index print corresponding to the cartridge are specified and brought to the DPE shop. Further, the same specification is required when the contents of the cartridge are imaged using a display device such as a television. In this case, when the display unit in the present invention is used, an ID number, a symbol or a character common to the cartridge side and the album side,
By adding colors and the like, it is easy to confirm the correspondence between the cartridges and the correspondence between the cartridge and the photograph or index print filed in the album can be always clearly identified.

It is preferable that the cover member of the present invention is provided with a finger insertion hole or a knob for taking out a cartridge case. According to this configuration, it is possible to easily take out the cartridge case by putting a finger on the insertion hole or picking a knob.

Further, the cartridge case is housed at a position substantially parallel to the inner surface of the bottom wall or the inner surface of the side wall of the box container,
It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the album is stored in the remaining space in the box container. With this configuration, the storage position of the cartridge case can be arbitrarily selected. In particular, when the cartridge case is stored along the inner surface of the side wall of the box container, only the cartridge case can be taken out with the album stored.

Further, it is preferable that protrusions engaging with both end portions of the cartridge case are relatively arranged in the recess. Thereby, it is possible to prevent rattling of the cartridge in the concave portion.

[0012]

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

FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration diagram of a storage structure according to this embodiment. In this figure, the storage structure is
Box container 1 consisting of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped with one end formed in an open shape
0, an album 11, a cartridge case 12, and a cover member 13 housed in the box container 10.

The box container 10 includes a bottom wall 15 and the bottom wall 1.
5 and four side walls 16 continuously provided on the periphery of the reference numeral 5. The box container 10 can store the cartridge case 12 housed in the cover member 13 in an upright state at a position substantially parallel to the inner surface of the bottom wall 15, and the album 11 on the near side thereof. It is provided in a size that can be stored.

In the present embodiment, the album 11 is composed of a well-known pocket album 11A capable of storing a single photograph and an index print album 11B, which are to be stored in the box container 10. Have been. Here, the “index print” is a new storage object to be received by a consumer at a DPE store by adopting the above-described new photo system, and each index photographed on a negative film in a cartridge is taken. Are printed collectively on one sheet, and are used as references when performing additional printing. Therefore, the index print is also an object to be stored in the album, like the conventional photograph.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cartridge case 12 has a recess 21 for accommodating the cartridges 20 one by one. Here, the cartridge 20 includes a body 20A and a spool 20B that is disposed substantially at the center of the body 20A and winds the film.
And a film outlet 20C protruding from a part of the body 20A.

The cartridge case 12 has a slender appearance and can accommodate a plurality of cartridges 20. Also, the recess 21
The cartridge 27 is provided in a shape substantially corresponding to the outer shape of the cartridge 20, and the protrusions 27 are relatively disposed on both end walls 26 in the longitudinal direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). The cartridge 20 can be held without play by engaging with the spools 20B serving as both end portions. Although the molding material of the cartridge case 12 is not particularly limited, in the present embodiment, it is formed integrally by a vacuum molding method using a thin resin sheet material.

The lid member 13 has a rectangular cylindrical shape with a hollow inside, and a cartridge case 12 is provided in an inner space thereof so as to be able to slide in and out by a sliding operation. Also,
The lid member 13 is provided with a finger insertion hole 30 substantially at the center of the front wall 29 located on the near side when the cover member 13 is stored in the box container 10. It is easy to do.

The cartridge case 12 is provided with the lid member 13 in a state where the cartridge 20 is stored in the concave portion 21.
Is stored in. Then, the cartridge case 12 is placed in the box container 10 so that the front wall 29 of the lid member 13 is on the front side.
Is stored upright at a position substantially parallel to the inner surface of the bottom wall 15. Thereafter, the cartridge case 12 and the lid member 13
The album 11 is stored in the remaining space of the box container 10 on the front side of the box 11.

Therefore, according to such a configuration, the album 11 and the cartridge case 12 can be stored in one box container 10, and if necessary, only one of them can be taken out and carried. Moreover,
Since the finger insertion hole 30 is formed in the front wall 29 of the cover member 13, it is possible to hang a fingertip on the finger insertion hole 30 and pull it out to the front side, and the cartridge case 12 can be easily taken out. . In addition, since the cartridge case 12 is located on the depth side of the box container 10, no dust accumulates, and the inconvenience when the dust accumulates on the stored cartridge 20 can be solved.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG.
3 is provided on the surface of the cartridge case 12 or on the spine of the album 11,
2, 43 are provided so that characters, symbols, colors, and the like can be displayed in common or in association with each of the display portions 41 to 43, and indicate the correspondence between the cartridge 20 and the photos or index prints filed in the album 11. You may do so. Thereby, when performing additional printing or the like, or when a specific cartridge 20 and an album 11
The retrieval when taking out and carrying can be performed extremely easily and reliably.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lid member 5 connected to the cartridge case 12 via a hinge structure is provided.
0, and a display unit 51 is provided on the inner surface of the lid member 50, while a display unit 52 made of a label or the like indicating the correspondence is provided.
Can be attached to the cartridge 20, and can be used with a photo or index print in an album (not shown).
D collation can be performed. Further, instead of the lid member 50 having the hinge structure, a box-shaped lid member 55 that is open at one end and is separate from the cartridge case 12 is provided, and the lid member 55 is closed so as to cover the cartridge case 12. You can also. Also in this case, the display unit 56 is provided on the surface of the lid member 55. In addition,
A protrusion 57 for engaging the cover member 55 and the cartridge case 12 with each other may be formed on the side surface of the cartridge case 12.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the cartridge case 12 is stored at a position standing up along the bottom wall 15 of the box container 10 has been described. For example, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the box container 10 may be stored along the side wall 16 located at the lower or upper part in the drawing. With such a configuration, the same effect as described above can be obtained, and only the cartridge case 12 can be taken out without extracting the album 11.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the album 11B storing the index prints is formed separately from the existing pocket album 11A has been described. However, the present invention is applied to a part of the mount forming the album 11A. Also includes a type that can store index prints.

Further, the front wall 2 of the cartridge case 12
In place of the finger insertion hole 30 formed in 9, an appropriate knob may be provided, and the cartridge case 12 may be taken out by gripping the knob with a finger. Also,
The knob may be provided at the longitudinal end of the cartridge case 12. According to this, when the storage mode shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is adopted, the cartridge is maintained while the storage position of the lid member 13 is maintained. The cartridge 20 can be taken out by pulling out only the case 12.

The container 10 in the above embodiment is
Although the bottom wall 15 is of a type that cannot be opened and closed, the bottom wall 15 may have an openable and closable structure in which one end is hinged and the other end is rotatable. According to this, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to remove the album 11 when removing only the cartridge case 12.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention,
An effect is obtained that the album and the cartridge can be stored in a single box container so that both can be stored integrally. That is, the photograph, the index print, and the cartridge can be compactly stored as an integral unit, and it is extremely easy to take out the target cartridge while referring to the index print when performing additional printing or the like. In addition, since the lid member, the cartridge case, and the album are provided with the display portions so that their correspondence can be checked, the contents of the cartridge that cannot be confirmed from the outside can be accurately identified.

In addition, the cartridge case 12 is
In particular, when the negative film is stored along the inner surface of the bottom wall 15, the entrance of greeting from the outside can be almost completely prevented. Inconvenience on the electronic device can also be avoided.

Further, according to the configuration in which the finger insertion hole or the knob is provided on the lid member, even if the cartridge case is securely housed in the box container, the finger is hung on the insertion hole or the knob is removed. It can be easily picked and taken out.

Further, since the protrusions engaging with both ends of the cartridge case are relatively arranged in the recess, it is possible to prevent rattling of the cartridge in the recess.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the entire configuration of a storage structure according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view in which a cartridge case is partially sectioned.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the cartridge case.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a modification of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing still another modification of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a modification in which the storage position of the cartridge case is changed.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing still another modification in which the storage position of the cartridge case is changed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Box container 11 Album 12 Cartridge case 13 Lid member 15 Bottom wall 16 Side wall 20 Cartridge 21 Depressed part 27 Projection part 30 Finger insertion hole 41 Display part 42 Display part 43 Display part 50 Lid part 51 Display part 52 Display part 55 Lid member 56 Display Department

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cartridge case having a recess for accommodating a cartridge in which a film is wound, and a cartridge case capable of closing the recess is provided, and the cartridge case is provided so as to be housed in a box container together with an album. For storing albums and cartridges. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the concave portion is provided so as to be able to be closed by a lid member connected to an opening edge of the cartridge case, and at least one of the lid member, the cartridge case, and the album is provided with a predetermined display portion. The album and cartridge storage structure according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the concave portion is provided so as to be able to be closed by a lid member separate from the cartridge case, and at least one of the lid member, the cartridge case, and the album is provided with a predetermined display portion. The album and cartridge storage structure according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The album and cartridge storage structure according to claim 2, wherein the cover member is provided with a finger insertion hole or a knob for taking out a cartridge case. 5. The container according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge case is housed in a position substantially parallel to an inner surface of a bottom wall or an inner surface of a side wall of the box container, and the album is housed in a remaining space in the box container. Item 4. The album and cartridge storage structure according to any one of Items 1, 2, 3, and 4. 6. The album and cartridge storage structure according to claim 1, wherein projections engaging with both end portions of the cartridge are disposed relative to each other in the recess.