JPH11152173A - Disk storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disk storage case for setting a disk in the storage case or taking out the disk from the storage case without generating the deformation, warp, wear and the like on the disk, and without making stains on fingers adhere on the disk at the time of handling. SOLUTION: A disk storage case is provided with a tray 4 with a disk holding means to be inserted into a central hole 2 of a disk 1 and holding and fixing the disk 1, and the disk holding means is provided with a plurality of disk holding members 8, on which reverse L-shaped flexible protruded sections 6 to be inserted into the central hole 2 and supporting piece sections 7 supporting the flexible sections 6 in the cantilever beam state are formed integrally at the given intervals in the peripheral direction of the central hole 2, and a lifter means 11 lifting up the disk 1 held and fixed on the tray 4 is provided on the disk holding means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk storage case in which an optical disk such as a CD (compact disk) or a DVD (digital video disk) is fitted in a tray and stored therein, and a method of removing the disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a disc 101 such as a CD or a DVD is designed to prevent dust or the like from adhering because the presence of dust or the like on a signal reading surface causes an error. As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, it is general to store and store in a tray 103 of a disk storage case 102.

At the center of the tray 103, there is formed a disc holding means 105 which fits into a center hole 104 formed in the disc 101 to fix and hold the disc 101. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the disk holding means 105 includes an inverted L-shaped flexible convex portion 106 inserted into the center hole 104 of the disk 101.
A plurality of disk holding members 108 integrally formed with a support piece 107 for supporting the flexible convex portion 106 in a cantilever state are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the center hole 104. This is a configuration in which it is performed.

The mounting of the disk 101 on the tray 103 is performed as shown in FIG.
The center hole 104 of the disc 1 is fitted with the flexible convex portion 106 of the disc holding means 105.
Press 01. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the peripheral wall of the opening of the center hole 104 comes into contact with the bent portion of the flexible convex portion 106, and displaces the flexible convex portion 106 downward. The disk 101 is the disk holding means 1
It is attached to 05. Then, as shown in FIG. 3C, the flexible projection 106 fits into the center hole 104, so that the disc 101 is placed on the tray 103.
Attached to.

On the other hand, the disk 101
As shown in FIG. 13, the outer periphery of the disk 101 is picked from the fitted state (1) (the state shown in FIG. 12C) as shown in FIG. Is lifted as shown in the state (2) while displacing the disk 10 downward, so that the fitting state with the disk holding means 105 is released, and as shown in the state (3), the disk 10 is lifted.
Take 1 out.

However, when removing the disk 101 from the tray 103, as shown in FIG.
Since it is necessary to release the fitted state between the center hole 104 of the disk 101 and the disk holding means 105 (flexible convex portion 106), the disk 101
To cause warpage. Therefore, disk 1
01, the center hole 104 is deformed or worn, or the whole disk is deformed, or a finger stain adheres to the disk surface when the disk is taken out.

Particularly, in the case of an optical disk such as a CD or DVD, information written on the disk is read by an optical pickup. Therefore, if the disk is deformed or the read surface is dirty, the information on the disk is read. Error such as not being able to read the data.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to mount or dismount a disc in a storage case without causing deformation, warping, abrasion, etc. of the disc and without causing dirt or the like of fingers to adhere to the disc during handling. It is an object of the present invention to provide a disk storage case capable of taking out the disk from the storage case and a disk removal method.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A tray having disk holding means formed therein for holding and fixing the disk by being fitted into the center hole of the disk, a lower case for storing and fixing the tray, and an upper side openably and closably attached to one side edge of the lower case. A case, wherein the disk holding means includes an inverted L-shaped flexible convex portion inserted into the center hole, and a support piece for supporting the flexible convex portion in a cantilever state. In a disk storage case in which a plurality of disk holding members integrally formed with a portion are arranged at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the center hole, the disk held and fixed to the tray by the disk holding means. The above object has been achieved by providing a disk storage case provided with a lifter means for lifting a disk.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the disk storage case of the first aspect, the lifter means is formed integrally with a part of the plurality of flexible convex portions. The above object has been achieved by providing a disk storage case characterized by the following.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the disk storage case according to the first or second aspect, the lifter means includes a lift operating portion inserted into a center hole of the disk, and a peripheral portion of the center hole of the disk. And a lower end face is formed in a substantially circular arc shape to be in contact with the inner surface of the lower case, and when the lift operating section is pushed downward, the disc flipping section is provided with the contact section as a fulcrum. The above object has been achieved by providing a disk storage case characterized by jumping up.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a disk removing method for removing a disk stored in the disk storage container according to the third aspect, wherein the lift operating section is pushed downward to flip up the disk flip-up section. The above object has been attained by providing a method of ejecting a disc, which comprises releasing the disc from the tray by releasing the fitting of the disc with the flexible convex portion. It is.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the disk storage case showing the upper case closed, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the disk storage case with the upper case opened, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing a disk holding means formed at the center of the tray, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the disk is continuously mounted on the tray, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the disk is taken out from the tray, and FIG. It is sectional drawing.

FIG. 1 shows a disk storage case according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 6, a tray 4 having a disk holding means 3 formed at the center thereof for holding and fixing the disk 1 by fitting into the center hole 2 of the disk 1, and a lower case for storing and fixing the tray 4 5A, and an upper case 5B attached to one side edge of the lower case 5A so as to be openable and closable. The disk holding means 3 is an inverted L-shaped flexible member inserted into the center hole 2. A disk holding member 8 integrally formed with a convex portion 6 and a support piece 7 for supporting the flexible convex portion 6 in a cantilever state is provided around the center hole 2 at a predetermined interval. It is arranged in multiple directions.

The disk storage case according to the present embodiment comprises lifter means 11 for lifting the disk 1 held and fixed on the tray 4 on the disk holding means 3.
It is characterized by having provided.

Further, the disk storage case of the present embodiment will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an upper case 6 is attached to one side edge of the lower case 5A so as to be openable and closable about a rotation shaft 9.
The disk 1 held and fixed to the tray 4 by
The dust is prevented from adhering to the surface.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a tray 4 for storing and holding the disk 1 is fixed to the lower case 5. The tray 4 is provided with a disk storage portion 10 formed as a substantially circular recess for storing the disk 1. A disk holding means 3 for holding and fixing the disk 1 is formed at the center of the disk storage unit 10.

The disk holding means 3 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, an inverted L-shaped flexible convex portion 6 inserted into the center hole 2 of the disk 1 and a support piece 7 for supporting the flexible convex portion 6 in a cantilever state. And a plurality of disk holding members 8 formed integrally with each other at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of the center hole 2.

The disk holding member 8 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (1), a flexible convex portion 6 inserted into the center hole 2 of the disc 1 and a support piece 7 for supporting the flexible convex portion 6 in a cantilever state are formed. It is formed integrally. The flexible convex portion 6 has an inverted L-shape, and is inserted into the center hole 2 of the disk 1. The peripheral wall of the opening of the center hole 2 comes into contact with the rising portion 6a of the flexible convex portion 6 when the disc 1 is fitted.

Since the plurality of flexible convex portions 6 are arranged in the circumferential direction of the center hole 2 of the disk 1 at predetermined intervals, the outer peripheral edge of the flexible convex portion 6 is circular. It has been. The diameter of the circular portion formed by the plurality of flexible convex portions 6 is such that the disc 1 is fitted to the disc holding means 3 and held and fixed.
The diameter of the center hole 2 of the disk 1 is slightly larger than the diameter of the center hole 2.

The supporting piece 7 is integrated with the base end of the rising portion 6a of the flexible convex portion 6 so as to support the flexible convex portion 6 in a cantilever state. It has become. Further, even if the flexible convex portion 6 is pushed downward with a finger, the supporting piece portion 7 is released when the finger is released.
Supports the flexible convex portion 6 so as to restore the original state.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the disk holding means 3 is provided with a lifter means 11 for lifting the disk 1 held and fixed on the tray 4. The lifter means 11 includes a lift operating section 12 inserted into the center hole 2 of the disc 1 and a disc flip-up section 13 which is in contact with the periphery of the center hole of the disc 1.
And a lower end surface 11a is formed on the inner surface 5a of the lower case 5A.
When the lift operating section 12 is pushed downward, the disc flip-up section 13 jumps up using the contact section as a fulcrum.

The lifter means 11 is provided at a position where the center hole 2 of the disk 1 is equally divided into three parts, and is integrated with a part of the plurality of flexible convex portions 6. Is formed. The lifter means 11
The lower end face 11a is formed as a circular arc-shaped disc, and the both sides of the lift operating portion 12 are connected to the horizontal portion of the flexible convex portion 6 extending toward the center of the disk center hole 2. 6b to be integrated with the flexible convex portion 6.

The tip of the lift operating portion 12 extends to the vicinity of the center of a circular portion formed by arranging the plurality of flexible convex portions 6 in a circular shape so as to be easily operated. It is made to exist. On the other hand, when the disc 1 is fitted, the disc flip-up section 13 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the center hole of the disc 1 and supports the disc 1 from below similarly to the support piece 7. ing.

In the lifter means 11 having the above structure,
When the lift operating section 12 is pushed downward by a finger, the disc flip-up section 13 jumps up with the contact section where the lower end face 11a contacts the inner face 5a of the lower case 5A as a fulcrum, and the disc 1 is vertically moved upward. It is designed to lift. Then, when the pushing of the lift operation unit 12 is released, since the lifter means 11 is formed integrally with a part of the flexible convex portion 6, the disc flip-up unit 13 is automatically moved. It is made to return to the original state.

In order to store the disk 1 in the disk storage case configured as described above or to remove the disk 1 from the disk storage case, the following is performed. First, in order to store the disk 1, as shown in FIG. 7A, a flexible convex portion 6 arranged in a circular shape is fitted into the center hole 2 of the disk 1. The disc 1 is pushed in. Then, as shown in FIG.
The disk 1 is mounted on the disk holding means 3 while the opening peripheral wall of the center hole 2 contacts the bent portion of the flexible convex portion 6 and displaces the flexible convex portion 6 downward. Go being. Then, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the flexible convex portion 6 is fitted into the center hole 2, the disk 1 is mounted on the tray 4 and held and fixed.

On the other hand, in order to take out the disc 1 held and fixed on the tray 4 from the tray 4, as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the disk flip-up portion 13 jumps up with the contact portion where the lower end surface 11a having an arc shape contacts the inner surface 5a of the lower case 5A as a fulcrum, and the disk 1 rises upward. Lift vertically.

As a result, the center hole 2 of the disk 1 comes out of the flexible convex portion 6 and the fitted state of the disk 1 with the flexible convex portion 6 is released. . Thus, the disk 1 can be taken out of the tray 4.
FIG. 9 shows a series of states until the disk 1 is taken out of the tray 4. As is clear from this figure, it can be seen that the disk 1 is lifted vertically.

As described above, according to the present invention, the lift operation unit 12
By simply pushing the disk down, the disk 1 held and fixed by the disk holding means 3 can be automatically lifted vertically upward without any touch, and can be taken out. As described above, according to the present invention, there is no need to pinch and lift the outer peripheral edge of the disk 1 unlike the related art, so that the disk 1 does not warp and the center hole 2 of the disk 1 is deformed and worn. This eliminates the problem that the disk is deformed, the entire disk is deformed, or the finger is adhered to the disk surface when the disk is taken out.

The specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, three lifters 11 are arranged on the disc holding unit 3, but the same effect can be obtained by disposing the lifters 11 in one place.

[0031]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the disk from being deformed, warped, worn, etc., and to make the finger stains adhere to the disk during handling. In addition, it is possible to provide a disk storage case and a disk removal method in which the disk can be mounted on the storage case or the disk can be removed from the storage case.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disk storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which an upper case is closed.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the disk storage case according to the embodiment, showing the disk storage case with an upper case opened.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the disk storage case according to the present embodiment, showing a state in which an upper case is removed and a disk is mounted and fixed on a tray.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the disk storage case according to the embodiment, taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the disk storage case according to the present embodiment, showing disk holding means formed at the center of the tray.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the disk storage case according to the embodiment, which is shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a disk is mounted on a tray of the disk storage case according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a disk is taken out from a tray of the disk storage case of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view continuously showing a state in which a disk is taken out from a tray of the disk storage case of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a conventional disk storage case, in which an upper case is removed and a disk is mounted and fixed on a tray.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view continuously showing a state where a disk is mounted in a conventional disk storage case.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view continuously showing a state where a disk is taken out from a conventional disk storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disk 2 Center hole 3 Disk holding means 4 Tray 5A Lower case 5B Upper case 6 Flexible convex part 7 Support piece part 8 Disk holding member 11 Lifter means 12 Lift operation part 13 Disk flip-up part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A tray provided with a disk holding means for holding and fixing the disk by being fitted in a center hole of the disk, a lower case for storing and fixing the tray, and a side edge of the lower case which can be freely opened and closed. And an upper case attached to the disk. The disk holding means includes an inverted L-shaped flexible convex portion inserted into the center hole, and the flexible convex portion in a cantilever state. In a disk storage case in which a plurality of disk holding members integrally formed with support pieces for supporting the disk are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the center hole, the disk holding member is held by the tray. A disk storage case provided with lifter means for lifting the fixed disk. 2. The disk storage case according to claim 1, wherein said lifter means is formed integrally with a part of said plurality of flexible convex portions. 3. The lifter means has a lift operating portion inserted into a center hole of the disk, and a disk flip-up portion in contact with a peripheral portion of the center hole of the disk, and a lower end surface of the lifter portion is connected to the inner surface of the lower case. 3. The disk storage case according to claim 1, wherein the disk storage case has a substantially circular arc shape to contact, and when the lift operation unit is pushed downward, the disk jumping unit jumps up with the contact unit as a fulcrum. 4. A disk removal method for removing a disk stored in a disk storage container according to claim 3, wherein the lift operation section is pushed downward to flip up the disk flip-up section, thereby to lift the disk. Discharging the disk from the tray by releasing the engagement with the flexible convex portion and removing the disk from the tray.