JPH11310292A - Disc storing case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a disadvantage in which opposing surfaces of the discs are easily flawed to an overlapped state of a compact disc and a mini-disc. SOLUTION: There are provided a case main body 1 formed to be foldable and storing sections 2, 2... arranged within the case main body 1. The storing sections 2, 2... are connected to each other through trays 2a, 2a... for CD and trays 2b, 2b... for MD in such a way that CD and MD can be selectively stored. The trays 2b, 2b... for MD are provided with a rectangular pit 2b1 formed to show such a size as one for allowing MD to be stored therein, a pair of guide members 2b2 , 2b2 removably fitted to side slits M1 , M1 of MD and a lock member 2b3 removably fitted to a pit M2 of MD. A slide space 3 is set to communicate with the rectangular pit 2b1 .

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 mainly used in a vehicle or the like, and more particularly to a disk storage case which can be easily and reliably attached and detached without damaging a compact disk and / or a mini disk. The present invention relates to a convenient disk storage case in which a mini disk or the like does not easily fall off even if the case body is opened unexpectedly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a storage case for such a disk, for example, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-134581 is already well known as a conventional example. As shown in FIG. 11, the conventional storage case includes a tray section 6 on which a mini disk or a compact disk as a data recording medium can be selectively placed, and an opening and closing mechanism for detachably storing and holding the tray section 6. It has a case part 7 composed of a possible box part 7a and a lid part 7b, and the tray part 6 has a circular concave part 6a,
A concave portion comprising four triangular concave portions 6b arranged at substantially equal intervals on the periphery of the circular concave portion 6a, and the compact disc is placed in the circular concave portion 6a in the concave portion;
The mini-disc is configured to be placed in a rectangular recess including four triangular recesses 6b in the upper recess.

[0003]

However, the storage case disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-134581 has the advantage that the compact disk and the mini disk can be stored together,
Because they are held in a state of being polymerized with each other, there is a problem that the surfaces on opposite sides are easily damaged.
When an external pressure is applied, it is feared that the protruding portion (shutter) of the mini disc is pressed against the lower compact disc.

[0004] In addition, every time a compact disc is taken out, the mini disc must be removed from the case part. In other words, the compact disc cannot be removed unless the upper mini disc is removed first. In addition to the inconvenience, when the case is opened upside down, there is also a problem that the mini disk or the like inside falls off easily.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and allows a compact disc and / or a mini disc to be easily and securely attached and detached without damaging the casing, and that the case body is unintended. It is an object of the present invention to provide a useful disk storage case in which a mini disk or the like does not easily come off even if the lid is opened.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to achieve the intended object, the gist of the present invention is to provide a compact disk and / or compact disk in a case body having a predetermined shape. In a disk storage case including a storage section for detachably holding a mini disk, the storage section includes a guide member for detachably supporting at least a side end of the mini disk, and a guide member for detachably mounting the mini disk on a predetermined position on a surface of the mini disk. The disk storage case is provided with a lock member freely fitted.

Preferably, the guide member is a guide piece that is inserted into a side slit of a mini-disc.

Further, the lock member is preferably an elastic projection which is elastically fitted into a concave portion or a perforation formed on the surface of the mini disk.

The present invention also relates to a minidisk storage case having a storage section for detachably holding a minidisk, wherein the storage section is provided in a recess formed at least in a size that allows the minidisk. A guide member protruding inward from both sides of the recess to align with the side slit of the mini-disc, and is elastically fitted into a recess or perforation formed on the surface of the mini-disc at a predetermined position. A mini disk storage case provided with a lock member.

[0010] Further, it is preferable that the storage section is provided with a slide space for attaching and detaching the mini-disc to and from the guide member.

[0011] In the disk storage case of the present invention configured as described above, the storage portion includes a guide member that removably supports at least a side end of the mini-disc, and a removably mountable portion at a predetermined position on the surface of the mini-disc. By providing the lock member to be fitted, the mini-disc can be easily held by cooperation of the guide member and the lock member.

Further, the guide member is a guide piece inserted into a side slit of the mini-disc,
Effective locking and fixing using the dead space of the cartridge can be performed without any modification on the mini disk.

Further, the locking member is an elastic projection which is elastically fitted into a concave portion or a perforation formed on the surface of the mini-disc, so that the elastic projection and the concave portion or the perforation of the mini-disc are aligned. As soon as the cartridge is locked in the locked state, unless the mini-disc is displaced (against the elastic force of the elastic projection) to release the locked state, free movement is prevented, and It will not come off easily.

The present invention also relates to a storage case for a mini-disc having a storage portion for detachably holding a mini-disc, wherein the storage portion is provided in a recess formed at least in a size allowing the mini-disc. A guide member protruding inward from both sides of the recess to align with the side slit of the mini-disc, and is elastically fitted into a recess or perforation formed on the surface of the mini-disc at a predetermined position. With the provision of the lock member, the mini-disc is placed in the concave portion (see FIG. 6), and is merely slid toward the space between the guide members. (See FIG. 9) The locking member is aligned with the concave portion or perforation of the mini-disc (see FIG. 8) and locks the mini-disc in the locked state (see FIG. 10).

In order to remove the mini-disc from the storage portion, the mini-disc is locked with the lock member unless the mini-disc is forcibly slid in the reverse direction (release direction) against the elastic force of the lock member. The state will not be released.

Further, since the storage section is provided with a slide space for attaching and detaching the mini disk to and from the guide member, the cartridge can be displaced more easily.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a disk storage case according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A in the figure is a storage case for a disk according to the present invention,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage case A includes a case main body 1 that is formed to be freely foldable, and storage sections 2, 2,... Disposed in the case main body 1.

The case body 1 is made of a suitable material such as a synthetic resin material, and is formed so as to be foldable via a hinge 1c so as to be divided into an upper lid-shaped upper body 1a and a bowl-shaped lower body 1b. (See FIG. 2), and a conventional slide lock mechanism 1d for detachably engaging the two body portions 1a and 1b so that they are not easily opened when the cover is closed is mounted.

The storage sections 2, 2,... Are provided with CD trays 2a, 2a so as to selectively store compact discs (hereinafter, simply referred to as CDs) and mini disc cartridges (hereinafter, simply referred to as MDs). ... and MD trays 2b, 2b ... are foldably connected.

In other words, the storage sections 2, 2,... Are connected to the trays 2a, 2 for CD via the thin-skinned hinges 1c, 1c,.
and MD trays 2b, 2b... are connected in series in a strip shape, and both ends in the longitudinal direction are respectively locked in the upper body part 1a and the lower body part 1b of the case main body 1 and each hinge is provided. 1c, 1c ... border each tray inside,
The same kind of tray 2
a, 2a, 2b, and 2b are assembled so that they are opposed to each other, and are turned up in pairs.

Moreover, since the CD and / or MD are placed and fixed individually in the recesses (circular recesses and rectangular recesses) of the trays 2a and 2b described later, they can be held without being damaged by each other. .

The CD trays 2a, 2a,.
D a circular recess 2a ₁ which is recessed in order to be consistent, the holding portion 2a ₂ projecting from the center position of the circular recess 2a _1, a notch 2a ₃ to facilitate the attachment and detachment manipulation of mounting the CD Have.

On the other hand, the MD trays 2b, 2b.
A rectangular recess 2b ₁ which is formed in a size to allow the D, M
A pair of guide members 2b for detachably supporting both side ends of D
₂ and 2b ₂ and a lock member 2b ₃ which is detachably fitted to a predetermined position on the surface of the MD.

[0024] The rectangular recess 2b ₁ is a so-called consists stepped groove, the slide space 3 (see FIG. 3) is communicated inwardly. The slide space 3 are those MD is continuously provided so as to be slidably displaceable in the rectangular recess 2b within ₁ (see FIGS. 8 to 9), detachable operation i.e. below guide member 2b _2, 2b ₂ and lock member 2b
₃ takes into account the insertion distance (moving distance) until the MD is locked.

In other words, the MD is, as shown in FIG.
It can slide up and down by the area S of the slide space 3, and is at least unlocked when the MD is placed near the lower limit side of the slide space 3 (see FIG. 6). (see FIG. 10) when it is moved to the opposite side in order to escape the space 3 (upper limit position side of the rectangular recess 2b ₁₎ is configured to be held in the locked state (the same MD with the locking member to be described later) (FIGS. 8 and 9
reference).

On the other hand, the guide members 2b ₂ , 2b ₂
Made from both sides of the rectangular recess 2b ₁ (wall) of a strip-shaped guide pieces which project inwardly, it is extended to allow fitted into side slit M _1, M ₁ in MD (FIG. 5 and FIG. 6).

Further, the locking member 2b ₃ is made of an elastic projection to be fitted into the recess M ₂ formed on the surface of the disk M elastically, more particularly, as shown in FIG. 4, rectangular recesses 2b an elastic portion 2b ₄ formed through a notch in _one of the bottom surface, and a hemispherical protrusion 2b ₅ Metropolitan projecting from the front end of the elastic portion 2b _4.

The disk storage case A of the present invention thus constructed is a case body 1 in a closed state (see FIG. 1).
Is opened to divide it into an upper body part 1a and a lower body part 1b (see FIG. 2).
a and the MD trays 2b, 2b ... stand up in conjunction with the opening operation, and the pair of front and back trays 2a, 2b spreads in a turnable state.

When the MD is mounted and held, the M
The guide members 2b ₂ , 2b ₂ are easily mounted on the slide space 3 side of the rectangular recesses 2b ₁ of the D trays 2b, 2b.
D is inserted into the side slits M ₁ and M ₁ of FIG.
See), the reference locking protrusion 2b ₅ members 2b ₃ is the MD recess M ₂ clicks and resiliently engaged in the (FIG. 8), than it is held in the locked state (抜落disabled state) (Fig. 10
reference).

Further, when removing the such MD, only pulling back the same MD against the elastic engagement force of the lock member 2b ₃ in the release direction (see FIG. 6), in which deviate from simple tray 2b . In the drawings, reference numerals 4 and 5 denote notches for facilitating the attachment / detachment operation of the MD.

The storage case for a disk according to the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, but can be freely designed and modified within the scope of the present invention. It is inclusive.

For example, in this embodiment, a CD and an MD
And CD trays 2a, 2a,.
Are used in combination with the trays 2b, 2b,... For D. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
D trays 2b, 2b only).

Further, the term "for disk" referred to in this specification is not limited to the CD or MD described in the present embodiment, but may be a personal computer (commonly called a personal computer) or a digital camera. It is a general term for a floppy disk used for such purposes, and the like, and it is needless to say that the present invention covers all of them.

[0034]

The present invention is constructed as described above, wherein the storage portion is detachably fitted to a guide member for detachably supporting at least a side end of the mini-disc and to a predetermined position on the surface of the mini-disc. By providing the lock member, it is possible to easily and firmly hold the mini-disc between the guide member and the lock member.

Further, the guide member is a guide piece that is inserted into the side slit of the mini-disc,
The mini-disc can be effectively locked and retained by using the dead space of the mini-disc without any manipulation, in other words, the mini-disc can be easily and securely attached and detached without damaging the mini-disc. Such an effect is provided.

Further, the locking member is an elastic projection which is elastically fitted into a concave portion or a perforation formed on the surface of the mini-disc, so that the elastic projection is aligned with the concave portion or the perforation of the mini-disc. As soon as the cartridge is locked in the locked state, the cartridge cannot be easily removed from the storage unit unless the mini-disc is displaced to release the locked state (against the elastic force of the elastic projection). It is possible to eliminate the fear that the mini-disc is easily dropped when the lid is opened upside down as in the related art.

According to the present invention, there is also provided a mini disc storage case having a storage section for detachably holding a mini disc, wherein the storage section is provided at least in a recess formed to have a size allowing the mini disc. A guide member protruding inward from both sides of the recess to align with the side slit of the mini-disc, and is elastically fitted into a recess or perforation formed on the surface of the mini-disc at a predetermined position. By providing a lock member, the mini-disc is placed in the concave portion, and simply slid toward the space between the guide members, the guide member is inserted into the side slit of the mini-disc, and Since the locking member can be locked in the locked state in alignment with the concave portion or the perforation of the mini-disc, in other words, the mini-disc is prevented from moving back and forth and left and right. The mini disk cannot be removed from the storage unit unless the mini disk is forcibly slid in the opposite direction (release direction) against the elastic force (engaging force) of the lock member. It is effective.

Further, since the storage section is provided with a slide space for attaching and detaching the mini disk to and from the guide member, the mini disk can be displaced more easily and smoothly. This has the effect of making operation extremely easy.

As described above, according to the present invention, the compact disc and / or the mini disc can be easily and reliably attached and detached without damaging the disc, and even if the case main body is opened unexpectedly, the contents of the mini disc and the like can be removed. The present invention has a tremendous practical value in that it does not fall off easily and its structure is simple, so it is suitable for mass production and can be supplied to consumers at a low price. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an open state of the storage case.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a mini disk tray used in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part (lock member) of the mini disc tray.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part (guide member) of the mini disc tray.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a set state (unlocked state) of a mini disc in the mini disc tray.

FIG. 7A is a plan view of a mini disk used in this embodiment, and FIG. 7B is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an engaged state (locked state) of the lock member of the mini-disc tray and the mini-disc.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an engaged state (locked state) of the guide member of the mini disc tray and the mini disc.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view (opening) of the storage case showing a state where the mini disc is mounted and held in the mini disc tray.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a conventional disk storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 1a Upper body part 1b Lower body part 1c Hinge 1d Slide lock mechanism 2 Storage part 2a Tray for compact disc 2a ₁ Circular recess 2a ₂ Retaining part 2a ₃ Notch 2b Tray for mini disc 2b ₁ Rectangular recess 2b ₂ Guide member 2b ₃ locking member 3 slide space 4 notch hole 5 notch hole M mini disk M ₁ side slits M ₂ recess M ₃ shutters

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A disk storage case comprising a storage part for detachably holding a compact disk and / or a mini disk in a case body of a predetermined shape, wherein the storage part has at least a side end of the mini disk. A disc storage case, comprising: a guide member detachably supported; and a lock member detachably fitted at a predetermined position on the surface of the mini disc. 2. The disk storage case according to claim 1, wherein said guide member is a guide piece inserted into a side slit of a mini disk. 3. The disk storage case according to claim 1, wherein the lock member is an elastic projection that is elastically fitted into a recess or a perforation formed on the surface of the mini disk. 4. A mini disk storage case provided with a storage portion for detachably holding a mini disk, wherein the storage portion is provided in a recess formed at least in a size that allows the mini disk. A guide member protruding inward from both sides of the recess to align with the side slit, and a lock member elastically fitted into a recess or perforation formed in the surface of the mini-disc at a predetermined position. A storage case for a mini-disc characterized by being provided with: 5. The storage case for a mini-disc according to claim 1, wherein the storage portion is provided with a slide space for attaching and detaching the mini-disc to and from the guide member.