JPH10181786A - Container case for information record media - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep security of information, by securely damaging information record media by a damaging structure and making it impossible to use them if the lid of a case containing information record media is opened by an unusual way different from the usual use (other users than definite ones open the lid). SOLUTION: When starting to open a closed opening/closing lid A2 to take out a disk 4 contained in a container case 10a, a wire 3b is pulled in accordance with the motion. In this time, a cutter knife 2a slides on a rail provided on the bottom face of the disk container A1a with the interlocking motion against the wire 3b and transfers from the left side to the right side to score the signal face of the disk 4 from the inner periphery to the outer periphery thereof and make it unusable. A recess releasing the movement of the damaging structure including the wire 3b is formed at the fixed position A21 of the lid A2. The wire 3b is contained in such a state that it is wound up on a bobbin and made inconspicuous from the surface of the lid A2.

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 an information recording medium such as an optical disk, a magnetic disk, an optical card, a magnetic card, and an IC card, and information usable for a transport case for the information recording medium master. The present invention relates to a recording medium storage case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an information recording medium on which optically, magnetically and electrically readable information is recorded, and furthermore, there is an information recording medium from which the recorded information is read.
High-density recording disks such as DR, DVD-ROM, MO, and ZIP have become remarkably popular. Also, the density of optical cards, magnetic cards, and IC cards has been increasing.

[0003]

With the spread of the above-mentioned high-density information recording media and the recent increase in the performance of personal computers, there are many opportunities to record important information on these high-density information recording media. . However, it can be said that the security problem has not been solved. That is,
These high-density information recording media have a great advantage that a large amount of information can be recorded on one sheet. However, since they are small in size, they are liable to be easily stolen during the transportation process. In particular, when important information such as a list of personal identification numbers of bank accounts, state secrets, and military information is recorded on a high-density information recording medium, the damage caused by the theft of this medium is extremely large. In the special case of military secrets, even the survival of humankind is jeopardized.

[0004] Therefore, there has been a need for a recording medium that cannot be used by anyone other than an authorized user even if the high-density information recording medium on which such important information is recorded is stolen. As a solution, a number of copy protections using so-called encryption have been proposed in the past, but they can often be deciphered by carefully analyzing the signal over time, and the fundamental solution has not been reached. Was.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problem by focusing on such a problem, and the cover of the case containing the information recording medium is opened by a method other than normal use (regular use). Is opened by someone other than the user), the damage mechanism works to reliably damage the information recording medium and disable its use, thereby maintaining the security of the information recorded on the information recording medium. The present invention proposes a recording medium storage case. Of course, when an authorized user takes out the information recording medium, it is needless to say that the information recording medium can be taken out without being damaged by releasing the damage mechanism in advance using the release mechanism.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an information recording medium storage case having the following constitutions (1) to (11).

(1) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, (used when the player can load the disc 4 in the storage case 10A without removing the disc 4 from the storage case 10A. The present invention relates to an information recording medium storage case, and when the lid is opened by a method other than normal use, the information recording medium (disk) 4 stored therein is damaged so that it cannot be used. A case 10A, a case main body A1 including an information recording medium storage section A1a, an opening / closing lid A2 for opening and closing the case main body A1, a damage member 2 provided adjacent to the information recording medium storage section A1a, An information recording medium storage case 10 comprising: a damage mechanism 3 for operating the damage member 2 in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening / closing lid A2.
A.

(2) As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the invention relates to an information recording medium storage case used when the disk 4 is taken out from the storage case 10A and used. An information recording medium storage case 10B that damages the stored information recording medium (disc) 4 and makes it unusable when the lid is opened, and a case body A1 having an information recording medium storage part A1a.
An opening / closing lid A2 for opening and closing the case main body A1, a damaged member 2 provided adjacent to the information recording medium accommodating portion A1a, and operating the damaged member 2 in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening / closing lid A2. And a release mechanism 5 for releasing the movement of the damage mechanism 3. When the opening / closing cover A2 is opened without operating the release mechanism 5, the damage member 2 is operated. The information recording medium (disk) 4
When the opening / closing lid A2 is opened after the release mechanism 5 is operated and the opening / closing lid A2 is opened, the damaged member 2 is deactivated and the information recording medium (disk) 4 is taken out without damage. Information recording medium storage case 1 characterized by the following
0B.

(3) The information recording medium storage cases 10A and 10B according to the above (1) or (2), wherein the damaged member 2 is a member that physically damages the information recording medium 4. .

(4) The member 2 that causes physical damage
Is an information recording medium storage case 10A, 10B according to the above (3), which is a blade.

(5) The information recording medium storage cases 10A and 10B according to the above (1) or (2), wherein the damaged member 2 is a member that chemically damages the information recording medium 4. .

(6) The member 2 causing chemical damage
Is a chemical agent selected from the group consisting of a strong acid, a strong alkali, and an organic solvent.

(7) The information recording medium storage cases 10A and 10B according to any one of the above (1) to (6), wherein the opening / closing lid A2 is a shutter.

(8) The information recording medium storage case 10A according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the information recording medium 4 is an information recording medium master (for example, a disk master). 10B.

(9) As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, at least the damage member 2 and the damage mechanism 3 are hidden from the outside, and the information recording according to any one of the above (1) to (8). Medium storage case.

(10) The information recording medium storage case according to the above (9), wherein the opening / closing lid A2 corresponding to the information recording medium storage section A1a is made transparent and the other parts are made opaque.

(11) The opening / closing cover A2 corresponding to the information recording medium accommodating portion A1a is made transparent only in a range of 130 mm or less in diameter, and the other portions are made opaque. Information recording medium storage case.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An information recording medium storage case according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Figure 1
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the basic structure of the information recording medium storage case of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 7 are respectively explanatory of the first to fifth embodiments of the information recording medium storage case of the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, examples of the information recording medium are a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a DVD-ROM,
An optical disk such as an O-type disk is used.
Magnetic disk, optical card, magnetic card, IC card, etc.
And the original CD-ROM, CD-R
It goes without saying that the present invention can also be used for an optical disk master such as a master, a DVD-ROM master, and an MO disk master.

[Basic Structure of Information Recording Medium Storage Case] The basic structure of the information recording medium storage case A of the present invention comprises a case body A1 and an opening / closing lid A2, as shown in FIG. The case body A1 has a disk storage section A1.
a and a main body A1b. The opening / closing mechanism 1 described later indicates a state (hinge state) in which the opening / closing lid A2 is pivotally supported on one end of the case body A1. In addition, a damaged member 2 provided in the disk storage portion A1a and a damage mechanism 3 for operating the damaged member 2 are provided. Reference numeral 4 denotes a disk stored in the disk storage section A1a.

The information recording medium storage case A can be loaded into a player (not shown) with the disk 4 stored in the disk storage A1a without taking out the disk 4 stored in the disk storage A1a. It is used for certain purposes.

The above-described information recording medium storage case A
Has a structure like a CD case, for example. The opening / closing lid A2 pivotally supported at one end of the case main body A1 can be freely opened and closed on the case main body A1. To open the open / close lid A2 in the closed state, the other end of the open / close lid A2 may be pulled outward.
To close the cover 2, the other end of the opening / closing cover A2 is connected to the case body A1.
You only have to push it to the side (inside).

The above-described damaged member 2 includes a disk storage portion A
The signal surface of the disk 4 housed in the disk housing 1a is provided in the disk housing part A1a so that the signal surface of the disk 4 can be surely and effectively damaged so that information cannot be reproduced therefrom. The damaged member 2 is a physical means such as a knife (for example, a cutter knife, a thin diamond coating knife), a file, and sandpaper.

The damaged member 2 may be a chemical means, in which case it is a capsule containing a chemical such as a strong acid, a strong alkali or an organic solvent. These are selected according to the hardness and solubility of the disk 4, and for example, a CD-ROM,
In the case of a hard disk, it is a thin diamond coating knife. In the case of DVD, the blade is inappropriate because the recording surface is buried 0.6 mm from the surface because of the laminated structure, and an organic solvent (for example, methylene chloride) is effective.

Of course, the disk 4 is stored in the disk storage section A1a.
The damaged member 2 just contacts or approaches the surface of the disk 5 simply by being stored in the disk 5. The signal pressing surface of the disk 4 does not damage the signal surface of the disk 4 in the abutting pressing force or the close state.

The above-mentioned damage mechanism 3 is provided with the above-mentioned damage member 2.
Is a mechanism that operates the damaged member 2 in conjunction with the operation of the opening / closing mechanism 1. The damage mechanism 3 is configured as a wire that connects the opening / closing lid A2 and the damage member 2, and a buffer member such as a spring may be interposed between the wires.

On the other hand, the information recording medium storage case A
Can reliably and effectively damage the signal surface of the stored disk 4 in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening / closing lid A2, so that a person other than an authorized user can steal the disk 4 However, use of the information recorded therein can be reliably prevented.

The basic structure of the information recording medium storage case B of the present invention, which will be described next, is as shown in FIG.
The release mechanism 5 for releasing the operation of the damaged member 2 is added to the storage case A shown in FIG. The same parts as those in the above-described configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

When the authorized user takes out the disk 4 stored in the storage case B, the release mechanism 5 operates the damage mechanism 3 in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening / closing lid A2 and stores the disk 4 by the damaged member 2. This is a mechanism for canceling damage to the signal surface of the disc 4 which has been set. More specifically, the release mechanism 5 releases the interlocking relationship between the opening / closing mechanism 1 and the damage mechanism 3.
The opening and closing of the opening / closing lid A2 can be freely performed in a state where does not operate.
The release mechanism 5 only needs to release this interlocking relationship, and may be connected to a push button, a key, a number lock, or the like.

By the way, when the disks 4 stored in the storage cases A and B are, for example, high-density optical disks,
For reasons of manufacturing difficulties, the design center for creating the master and the replicator for pressing and completing may be performed in different places. In this case, there is concern about theft during transport of the master, and the damaged member 2 is selected according to the physical properties of the master as the disk 4.

The optical disk master is a glass master, a master, a mother, a stamper, and the like. When the master is a glass master, the damaged member 2 is made of hydrofluoric acid that effectively melts the glass or resist coated on the glass master. An organic solvent such as a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide or acetone that causes damage. When the master is a master, mother, or stamper, the damaged member 2 is nitric acid, aqua regia, an aqueous solution of iron chloride, or the like.

[Embodiment of Information Recording Medium Storage Case A] An embodiment of the storage case A shown in FIG. 1 described above is an information recording medium storage case 10A shown in FIG. The optical disk to be stored is, for example, a CD-ROM. The same parts as those in the above-described configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage case 10A includes a case body A1 and an opening / closing lid A2. The case body A1 includes a disk storage section A1a and a main body section A1b. The opening / closing lid A2 is pivotally supported at the left end of the case body A1.

The storage case 10A is, for example, a CD.
It has a structure like a case. And the case body A
An opening / closing lid A2 pivotally supported at one end of the housing 1 is fixed to the case body A1 so as to be openable and closable. The other end of the open / close lid A2 may be pulled outward to open the open / close lid A2 in the closed state, while the other end of the open / close lid A2 is closed to close the open / close lid A2 in the open state. To the case body A1 side (inside)
Just push it into

Disk storage section A for storing disk 4
A small cutter knife 2a coated with diamond was placed on the bottom surface of 1a. The cutter knife 2a can freely move left and right on a rail (not shown) provided on the bottom surface. The storage direction of the disk 4 stored in the disk storage portion A1a is a direction in which the signal surface of the disk 4 is stored toward the bottom surface. In this way,
The cutter knife 2a only lightly contacts the signal surface of the disk 4 stored in the disk storage portion A1a, and the contact pressing force does not damage the signal surface of the disk 4.

A pulley 3a is provided on a main body portion A1b close to the disk storage portion A1a, and a wire 3b is stretched over the pulley 3a. Wire 3b
Is connected to the above-mentioned cutter knife 2a, and the other end is fixed to a fixed position A21 on the back surface of the opening / closing lid A2. As a result, as the opening / closing lid A2 is opened, the wire 3b is pulled in the direction of the arrow AA, and the cutter knife 2a pushes up the disk 4 while linearly moving from the stop position 2aa in the direction of the arrow AA. Cutter knife 2a
By this linear movement, the signal surface of the disk 4 stored in the disk storage portion A1a is reliably and effectively damaged (the signal surface of the disk 4 is deeply damaged so that the disk 4 cannot be reproduced).

If the dimensions of the storage case 10A are, for example, 12.5 cm (length) × 14.0 cm (width), and the diameter of the disk 4 is 12.0 cm, from the fixed position A21 on the back surface of the opening / closing lid A2. Wire 3 to the center of pulley 3a
The length of b is about 5 cm, and when the cutter knife 2a is at the left end of the rail on the bottom surface of the disk storage part A1a (in contact with the inner peripheral portion of the disk 4 stored in the disk storage part A1a), The length is selected so that the opening / closing lid A2 is closed and the wire 3b is stretched.

Next, the state in which the opening / closing cover A2 of the storage case 10A having the above-described configuration is closed will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

When an operation of actually taking out the disk 4 using the storage case 10A is performed, when the opening / closing lid A2 (shown in FIG. 3B) in the closed state is started to be opened (FIG. 3B).
(C), the opening / closing lid A2 is lifted upward while the wire 3b is pulled accordingly. At this time, wire 3
In conjunction with the movement of b, the cutter knife 2a slides on the rail on the bottom surface of the disk storage section A1a and moves linearly from the left end to the right. And at this time the cutter knife 2a
Damages the signal surface of the disk 4 stored in the disk storage portion A1a from the inner circumference to the outer circumference.

When the cover A2 is opened by about 25 degrees (the angle α in FIG. 3C), the length of the wire 3b from the fixed position A21 on the back surface of the cover A2 to the center of the pulley 3a is extended by 4 cm. From the inner circumference to the outer circumference of the disk 4 (radius 2
cm (innermost signal surface) to 6 cm (outermost signal surface)
It will be scratched. Even if the disc 4 is taken out and put on a disc player, an error occurs at the scratched portion, and satisfactory reproduction cannot be performed.

The information recording medium storage case 10A shown in FIG. 3 described above uses a small cutter knife 2a coated with diamond as a damaged member 2 as a physical means. The information recording medium storage case 10B shown in FIG.
Will be described using chemical means. The disk 4 stored in the storage case 10B is, for example, a DVD-ROM master (stamper). The same parts as those in the above-described configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the storage case 10B includes a case main body A1 and an opening / closing lid A2. The case main body A1 includes a disk storage section A1a and a main body section A1b. The opening / closing lid A2 is pivotally supported at the left end of the case body A1.

The storage case 10B is, for example, a CD.
It has a structure like a case. And the case body A
An opening / closing lid A2 pivotally supported at one end of the housing 1 is fixed to the case body A1 so as to be openable and closable. The other end of the open / close lid A2 may be pulled outward to open the open / close lid A2 in the closed state, while the other end of the open / close lid A2 is closed to close the open / close lid A2 in the open state. To the case body A1 side (inside)
Just push it into

Disk storage section A for storing disk 4
A chemical solution tank 2b filled with a chemical solution as a damaged member 2 was installed below the bottom surface of 1a. The chemical solution tank 2b is filled with nitric acid, and a rubber cap 2c is fitted at the outlet of the chemical solution tank 2b so that the chemical solution does not leak.
The outlet of the chemical tank 2b is opposed to the signal surface of the disk 4 stored in the disk storage section A1a so that the outflowing chemical solution 2d easily and sufficiently adheres to the signal surface of the disk 4.

A pulley 3a is provided on a main body A1b close to the disk storage A1a. Also,
A wire 3b is stretched around the pulley 3a. One end of the wire 3b is fixed with a rubber cap 2c fitted to the outlet of the chemical tank 2b, and the other end is an open / close lid A2.
Is fixed to a fixed position A21 on the back surface of the. As a result, as the opening / closing lid A2 is opened, the wire 3b is pulled in the direction of the arrow AA, and the rubber cap 2c fitted to the outlet of the chemical liquid tank 2b also moves linearly from the stop position 2ab in the direction of the arrow AA. The rubber cap 2c comes off the outlet of the chemical solution tank 2b by this linear movement. As a result,
The signal surface of the disk 4 stored in the disk storage portion A1a is reliably and effectively damaged by the chemical solution 2d flowing out from the outlet of the chemical solution tank 2b easily and sufficiently adhering to the signal surface of the disk 4. The signal surface of the disk 4 melts so that the disk 4 cannot be reproduced.)

At the fixed position A21 of the opening / closing lid A2,
As shown in FIG. 4 (D), the depression 5
The wire 3b is stored in the recess 5a in a state of being wound around the spool 5b, so that the wire 3b is inconspicuous from the surface of the opening / closing lid A2. The overall length of the wire 3b is 8 cm, and the spool 5b is wound by 4 cm.

Next, the state in which the open / close lid A2 of the storage case 10B having the above-described configuration is opened will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

When the operation of actually taking out the disk 4 using the storage case 10B is performed, when the opening / closing lid A2 (shown in FIG. 4B) in the closed state is started to be opened (FIG. 4B).
(C), the opening / closing lid A2 is lifted upward while the wire 3b is pulled accordingly. At this time, wire 3
The rubber cap 2c fitted to the outlet of the chemical liquid tank 2b moves linearly from the left end to the right in conjunction with the movement of b.

When the opening / closing lid A2 is opened about 5 degrees, the rubber cap 2c that has been pulled is removed from the chemical liquid tank 2c.
After exiting from the mouth b, the nitric acid is instantaneously filled in the storage case 10B. As a result, the chemical liquid flowing out from the outlet of the chemical liquid tank 2b easily and sufficiently adheres to the signal surface of the disk 4, so that the signal surface of the disk 4 stored in the disk storage portion A1a is reliably and effectively damaged. box office. In the case where the disk 4 is a stamper, the surface of the stamper containing the high-density fine signal is corroded by nitric acid, and the signal is greatly damaged. Even if a disc is molded from this stamper and applied to a DVD-ROM player, an error occurs and reproduction cannot be performed.

On the other hand, when an authorized user takes out the disk 4 safely, the following is performed.

That is, the recess 5a provided in the opening / closing lid A2
The pin 5b inside the pin 5b is carefully grasped with tweezers, and the wire 3b wound around the pin 5b is slowly unwound. At this time, it is important to prevent unnecessary force from being applied to the wire 3b and to release the wire 3b without pulling it. Then, when the wire 3b comes out above the opening / closing lid A2 to some extent, the wire 3b is cut. Then, the opening / closing lid A2 is set so that no force is applied to the wire 3b.
, The disk 4 can be safely taken out without being damaged.

As described above, two embodiments of the present invention have been described, but these are merely descriptions for illustrating the basic skeleton of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these. An optical card, a magnetic disk, a card or an IC card may be used. Also, each mechanism may be highly complex.

For example, while the above embodiment has been described based on the case used for a CD or DVD, a so-called MO
It may be a cartridge type disk case having a shutter like a disk. In this case, the above-described opening / closing mechanism 1 corresponds to a shutter. In this case, when the shutter is opened and closed by hand to confirm the presence of the disc, or when the disc is loaded into the drive, the above-described damage mechanism 3 operates. Further, in the case of a cartridge type disk case with a shutter, such as a DVD-RAM, from which a disk can be taken out, the opening / closing mechanism 1 may be a take out mechanism, a shutter, or both. Is also good.

Considering the case where the cases 10A and 10B are actually used, it is desirable that at least the damaged member 2 and the damage mechanism 3 are concealed and are not visible. In the case of the theft, it is ideal that such a mechanism is not recognized, the cases 10A and 10B are carelessly opened, and the disk 4 inside is damaged. It may be said that the higher the security of the disk 4, the more it is necessary.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the case 10B shown in FIG. 4, in which only the damaged member 2 and the damaged mechanism 3 are shielded so that they cannot be seen from outside the case 10B. That is, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the back (the case body A) is seen from the front of the case 10B (outside of the open / close lid A2).
1), the portion where the damaged member 2 and the damage mechanism 3 are located is painted black and shielded, so that the inside of the case cannot be seen. However, in order to obtain a natural feeling in terms of layout, the entire case 10B may be covered with black paint. The method of making the mechanism invisible is not limited to the black coating as described above, but may be any color as long as it can shield light.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the case 10B of FIG. 4 in which the entire front surface of the case is shielded from light and the entire rear surface thereof is shielded. That is, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the entire front surface of the case 10B is shielded from light by a smoke-like frosted glass design, while the entire rear surface of the case 10B is painted black.

By the way, it is necessary to be able to visually recognize that the disk 4 is stored, and even for a regular user,
It is also necessary in terms of security (necessary to open the contents carelessly). Therefore, a part of the opening / closing lid A2 corresponding to the size of the disk 4 to be stored and corresponding to the disk storage part A1 may be made transparent, and the other parts may be made opaque.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the case 10B of FIG. 4 in which the front surface portion corresponding to the disk storage portion A1 is transparent and the other portions are light-shielded, while the entire back surface is light-shielded. That is, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, for example, in the case of a 5.25 inch optical disk, the opening / closing lid A2 is made transparent only in a range of 130 mm or less in diameter, and the other parts are made opaque. good. In the case of a stamper for molding a 5.25 inch optical disk, the diameter is 13 mm.
The opening / closing lid A2 may be transparent only in a range of 5 mm or less, and the other parts may be opaque. In this way, only the disk appears transparent to the stolen person, and the damaged member 2 and the damage mechanism 3 hit the opaque portion and are not noticed. As a result, the same handling as a normal disk case is performed, and the disk can be damaged.

[0059]

According to the information recording medium storage case of the present invention, even if an information recording medium is taken out of the case and used by another person other than an authorized user during storage or transportation of the information recording medium, for example. However, when the information recording medium is taken out of the case, the information recording medium is damaged and becomes unusable. It is possible to prevent confidential leakage of recorded important information. Further, since only the damaged member and the damage mechanism constituting the information recording medium storage case of the present invention are shielded from the outside, such an anti-theft member cannot be visually recognized from the outside of the case. The security of prevention can be further enhanced, and the confidential leakage of important information recorded on the stored information recording medium can be prevented more reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a basic structure of an information recording medium storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a basic structure of an information recording medium storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a first embodiment of the information recording medium storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a second embodiment of the information recording medium storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a third embodiment of the information recording medium storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a fourth embodiment of the information recording medium storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a fifth embodiment of the information recording medium storage case of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Damaged member 3 Damage mechanism 4 Disk (information recording medium) 5 Release mechanism 10A, 10B Information recording medium storage case A1 Case body A1a Information recording medium storage part A2 Opening / closing lid

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An information recording medium storage case that, when opened by a method other than normal use, damages an information recording medium stored therein and renders the information recording medium unusable. A cover body for opening and closing the case body; a damage member provided adjacent to the information recording medium storage portion; and damage to operate the damage member in conjunction with the opening operation of the cover. An information recording medium storage case comprising a mechanism. 2. An information recording medium storage case which, when opened by a method other than ordinary use, damages the stored information recording medium and renders it unusable. A cover body for opening and closing the case body; a damage member provided adjacent to the information recording medium storage portion; and damage to operate the damage member in conjunction with the opening operation of the cover. A mechanism for releasing the movement of the damage mechanism. When the opening / closing lid is opened without operating the release mechanism, the information recording medium is damaged by operating the damage member. When the opening / closing lid is opened after activating the release mechanism, the damaged member is deactivated and the information recording medium is taken out without damaging the information recording medium. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the damaged member is a member that physically damages the information recording medium.
Or the information recording medium storage case according to 2. 4. The information recording medium storage case according to claim 3, wherein the member that causes physical damage is a blade. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the damaged member is a member that chemically damages the information recording medium.
Or the information recording medium storage case according to 2. 6. The member causing chemical damage is a strong acid,
6. The information recording medium storage case according to claim 5, wherein the case is a chemical of a strong alkali or an organic solvent. 7. The information recording medium storage case according to claim 1, wherein said opening / closing lid is a shutter. 8. An information recording medium storage case according to claim 1, wherein said information recording medium is an information recording medium master. 9. The information recording medium storage case according to claim 1, wherein at least the damaged member and the damage mechanism are hidden from the outside. 10. The information recording medium storage case according to claim 9, wherein the opening / closing lid portion corresponding to the information recording medium storage portion is made transparent, and the other portions are made opaque. 11. The information recording medium storage device according to claim 10, wherein the opening / closing lid is transparent only in a range of 130 mm or less in diameter corresponding to the information recording medium storage portion, and the other portion is opaque. Case.