JPH1159761A - Disk storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compactly receive and store an optical disk and a floppy disk by receiving them in an overlying state in a thickness direction. SOLUTION: The disk storage case 1 comprises a case body 2 and a lid 3. The case body 2 is equipped with an optical memory disk housing 4 for receiving a single optical disk 20. The optical memory disk housing 4 comprises a circular recess 5 one size larger than the disk 20, wherein a holding protrusion 5 is made to protrude at the center of the recess 5 to fix and hold the disk 20 in the optical memory disk housing 4. A floppy disk housing 8 for receiving a single floppy disk 30 is provided on an internal face side of the lid 3, wherein the floppy disk 30 is hooked and held by protruding lock claws 9a, 9b, 9c. When the optical disk 20 and the floppy disk 30 are received in the disk storage case 1 and the lid 3 is closed, they can be stored while overlying in a thickness direction respectively.

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, and more particularly to a disk storage case capable of storing an optical disk such as a compact disk and a floppy disk together.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in the media distribution and distribution process, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM and a floppy disk on which an installation program, a correction program, and the like are recorded are often distributed as a set.
In this case, if the user keeps the optical disk and the floppy disk separately, there is a disadvantage that the user cannot recognize the corresponding media.

[0003] Therefore, a conventional technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 8-2572 is disclosed.
Has disclosed a disk storage case that can store an optical disk and a floppy disk together. In other words, this disk storage case has a structure in which an optical disk storage portion for storing an optical disk such as a compact disk and a floppy disk storage portion for storing a floppy disk are arranged side by side on a single case body. is there.

[0004]

This conventional disk storage case has a structure in which an optical disk and a floppy disk are stored in a state of being arranged side by side in a plane direction. There was a drawback that it was required to be large and not suitable for carrying. The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a small disk storage case capable of storing and storing an optical disk and a floppy disk in a compact manner.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a disk storage case according to the present invention has an optical disk storage section for storing an optical disk and a floppy disk storage section for storing a floppy disk. And a structure in which the optical disk and the floppy disk are housed in a state of being overlapped in the thickness direction.

With such a structure, the disk storage case of the present invention can be compactly stored because the optical disk and the floppy disk are compactly stored with the optical disk and the floppy disk overlapping in the thickness direction. It does not require much space and is convenient to carry.

[0007]

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

FIG. 1 shows a representative embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a disk storage case according to the present invention as a whole, 2 is its case body, and 3 is a lid. The disk storage case 1 is a thin rectangular plate-like case as a whole, and the case body 2 and the lid 3 are both formed of hard plastic such as HIPS.

The case body 2 accommodates one optical disk 20 such as a compact disk (CD, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW) or a digital video disk (DVD @ digital versatile disk). An optical disk storage unit 4 is provided. The optical disk storage section 4 is formed of a circular concave part 5 which is slightly larger than the optical disk 20, and a holding convex part 6 which is fitted into the center hole 20 a of the optical disk 20 in a press-fit manner is protruded at the center of the concave part 5. That is, when the optical disk 20 is stored in the optical disk storage part 4, the optical disk 20 is securely fixed and held in the optical disk storage part 4 by fitting the center hole 20 a into the holding projection 6.

The lid 3 is rotatably connected to the case body 2 about the shaft 7 as a fulcrum so as to open and close the optical disk storage section 4. The lid 3 is closed so as to cover the case body 2. Accordingly, the optical disk storage unit 4 is entirely covered, and the optical disk 20 in the optical disk storage unit 4 is protected.

In the disk storage case 1 of the present embodiment, the floppy disk 30
Is provided with a floppy disk storage section 8 for storing one sheet. The floppy disk storage section 8 is
Has a structure in which the floppy disk 30 is held in a state of being hooked on locking claws 9a, 9b, 9c protruding from the inner surface side of the disk.

That is, the locking claws 9a, 9b, 9c of the lid 3
Are protruded so as to be hooked on three side surfaces (left and right side surfaces and a rear side surface) of the floppy disk 30. Here, the interval between the locking claws 9a and 9b is very small with respect to the lateral width of the floppy disk 30. It is set small. Therefore,
By storing the floppy disk 30 in the floppy disk storage section 8 so as to fit between the locking claws 9a and 9b, the floppy disk 30 is
In the state of being press-fitted between b, it is hooked and firmly fixed and held in the floppy disk storage portion 8. Further, the floppy disk 30 is accurately positioned in the floppy disk storage section 8 by being hooked on the locking claw 9c.

The optical disk 20 and the floppy disk 30 are housed in the disk storage case 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above as shown in FIG. 2A, and in this state, as shown in FIG. Is closed, the optical disk 20 and the floppy disk 30 are housed in a state of overlapping in the thickness direction.

As described above, the disk storage case 1 of this embodiment is
In this case, since the optical disk 20 and the floppy disk 30 can be stored and stored together, the distribution, transportation, and storage of the optical disk 20 and the floppy disk 30 as a set can be beautifully arranged. The risk of loss can be reduced. In particular, the disk storage case 1 of the present embodiment has a structure in which the optical disk 20 and the floppy disk 30 are compactly stored with the optical disk 20 and the floppy disk 30 overlapping in the thickness direction, so that the size of the entire case corresponds to one disk. That is, the case can be formed in a small size. Therefore, the disk storage case 1 does not require a large storage space and is convenient to carry.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the structure of the floppy disk storage section 8. That is, in the disk storage case 1 of the present embodiment, the floppy disk storage portion 8 provided on the lid 3 is formed in a pocket shape into which the floppy disk 30 is inserted in the surface direction. The pocket-shaped floppy disk storage section 8 has an opening 8a on the upper surface side of the case, and the floppy disk 30 is slidably inserted through the opening 8a and can be accommodated with almost no gap.

Further, in the disk storage case 1 of the present embodiment, a hole 10 for pushing out the floppy disk 30 from the pocket-like floppy disk storage portion 8 is provided in the front part of the lid 3. The hole 10 is a hole leading to the floppy disk storage portion 8 and is formed in a long hole shape in the same direction as the insertion direction of the floppy disk 30. When the floppy disk 30 is taken out from the floppy disk storage portion 8, the hole is formed. By inserting a finger into the disk 10 and sliding the floppy disk 30 while pressing it with the finger, the floppy disk 30 can be easily taken out.

FIG. 4 shows a pocket-shaped floppy disk storage section 8 and a hole 10 for pushing out a floppy disk.
Is provided on the case body 2 side of the disk storage case 1.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a disk storage case provided with a notch 11 for facilitating pulling out of the floppy disk 30 from the pocket-shaped floppy disk storage portion 8. That is, in the disk storage case 1 of this embodiment, a pocket-shaped floppy disk storage portion 8 is provided on the lid 3 side, and a part of the front portion of the lid 3 is cut out from the opening 8a of the floppy disk storage portion 8 in a concave shape. The notch 11 is formed as shown in FIG.
Is stored, a part of the floppy disk 30 is largely exposed from the cutout portion 11. Therefore, when removing the floppy disk 30 from the floppy disk storage section 8, the notch 11
As a result, the floppy disk 30 can be easily grasped with a finger and can be easily pulled out.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which a pocket-shaped floppy disk storage portion 8 and a notch portion 11 for pulling out the floppy disk are provided on the case body 2 side of the disk storage case 1.

Although several preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to these configurations and can adopt various other embodiments.

[0021]

As described above, the disk storage case of the present invention can store and store an optical disk and a floppy disk together, so that the distribution, transportation and storage of the optical disk and the floppy disk set can be beautifully organized. In addition, it is possible to reduce the risk of erroneous recognition or loss of the corresponding media between the optical disk and the floppy disk. In particular, the disk storage case of the present invention has a structure in which the optical disk and the floppy disk are compactly stored in a state of being overlapped in the thickness direction, and thus can be formed as a small size as a whole. It is also convenient to carry.

Further, in the present invention, in the disk storage case in which the floppy disk storage portion is pocket-shaped, a hole for pushing out the floppy disk from the floppy disk storage portion and a notch for facilitating pulling out of the floppy disk are provided. Thereby, the operation of taking out the floppy disk can be performed more easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where an optical disk and a floppy disk are stored, wherein FIG.
(B) shows a state in which the lid is closed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a structure in which a floppy disk storage portion is formed in a pocket shape, in which a floppy disk storage portion and a hole for pushing out a floppy disk are provided on a lid body side.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which a floppy disk storage section and a hole for pushing out a floppy disk are provided on the case body side.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which a floppy disk storage portion and a cutout portion for pulling out the floppy disk are provided on the lid side.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which a floppy disk storage portion and a cutout portion for pulling out the floppy disk are provided on the case body side.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ‥‥ Disk storage case 2 ‥‥ Case body 3 ‥
{Cover, 4} Optical disk storage, 8} Floppy disk storage, 9a, 9b, 9c {Locking claw, 10}
Hole, 11 ° notch, 20 ° optical disk, 30
‥‥floppy disk

Claims (5)

[Claims] An optical disk storage portion for storing an optical disk, and a floppy disk storage portion for storing a floppy disk, wherein the optical disk and the floppy disk are stored in a state of being overlapped in the thickness direction. A case for storing a disk, characterized by being provided. 2. The disk storage case according to claim 1, wherein the floppy disk storage section has a structure in which the floppy disk is held in a state of being hooked on a locking claw. 3. The disk storage case according to claim 1, wherein the floppy disk storage portion has a pocket shape into which a floppy disk is inserted in a plane direction. 4. The disk storage case according to claim 3, wherein a hole is provided for pushing out a floppy disk stored in the floppy disk storage section. 5. The disk storage case according to claim 3, wherein a notch is provided for facilitating pulling out of the floppy disk stored in the floppy disk storage section.