JPS58118070A - Container for storage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a thin and small container which can store easily thin and flat objects, by providing a container base part formed by giving a storing depressed part to the container and a top surface part of the container which is fixed on the container base part. CONSTITUTION:When a compact disk 4 is stored into a container 1, a cover part 7 is pushed down and opened. Then the disk 4 is loaded into the direction of an arrow (a). As a result, the disk 4 is led to a storing depressed part 5 at the side of a fixed part 9 to be held there. Then the cover 7 is held upward to have a bite between a tapered surface 16 of a projected bar 17 and a tapered surface 18 of a cut part 19. Thus the cover 7 is hooked to a top surface part 3 and closed completely. The disk 4 is taken out of the container 1 by opening the cover 7 and then pulling out the disk 4 toward an arrow (b).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a storage container used for storing thin flat articles.

Recently, compact discs have been developed as an alternative to traditional records. This is different from traditional records;
Recording is performed using digital codes, and a semiconductor laser is used for reproduction.

For playback, a semiconductor laser is irradiated onto the disk and scanned, the music signal information is read, and the output signal is passed through a digital/analog converter to decode the continuous pulses code by code to create a normal audio signal. It is something that converts. The major features of the above-mentioned Konnokuto disc are that it has excellent sound quality with almost no noise or distortion, and is ultra-compact.

There are high hopes for its widespread use in the future.

In view of these circumstances, the inventor of the present invention primarily intended to develop a storage container for storing a compact disc to facilitate the actual use of the disc.

As a result of various studies, two inventions have been completed. However, due to the unique structure of the container of the present invention, it is possible to store not only compact discs but also medals, coins, etc. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to storing the above-mentioned discs, but is generally applicable to thin and flat containers. The purpose is to store the following items.

That is, the present invention provides a container base that is provided with a hinge portion to form a lid that can be opened and closed and that also has a storage recess, and a container top portion that is mounted and fixed on the container base.

The object of the present invention is to provide a storage container comprising a locking means for detachably locking a lid of a container base to a top surface of the container.

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

In FIG. 1, the blank indicates a storage container, and the container 1 includes a container base 2 and a container top 3 mounted and fixed on the container base 2.
Compact disc 4 on the top of the container base 2
A storage recess 5 is formed for storing the. The storage recess 5 has a size and shape corresponding to the size and shape of the disk 4.

It is formed in the shape of a groove. In this embodiment, a case will be explained in which the storage recess 5 is formed in a circular shape. A hinge portion 6 is provided on the container base 2, thereby forming a lid portion 7 that can be opened and closed. The hinge part 6 has a 7-shaped groove 8 on the top surface of the container base 2.
As shown in FIG. 1, it is provided at a position where the storage recess 5 is divided into halves, that is, at a center line position of the recess 5, so that the right half of the hinge part 6 is connected to the lid part 7.゜The left half is configured as the fixed part 9. The container top portion 3 is fixed to a fixing portion 9 of the container base 2.

As this fixing means, as shown in FIG. 6, a columnar or dovetail-shaped engagement protrusion 10 is provided on the container base 2 or the container top 3, and the engagement protrusion 10 is provided on the container top W53 or the container base 2.
An embodiment in which an engagement groove or an engagement through hole 11 that engages with the container 0 is provided, and the engagement protrusion 10 and the engagement groove or the engagement through hole 11 are engaged (FIG. A), the container top portion 3 or the container base 2 A through hole 12 is provided in the container base 2 or the container top surface 3, and the tip thereof is connected to the through hole 12.
A protrusion 13 is provided that is long enough to protrude outward from the opening end of the 2 through hole 12, and the protrusion 13 is fitted into the through hole 12.
3a is heated and crushed and then locked (FIG. B), a screw hole 14 is provided in the container top 3 and the container base 2, and a screw 15 is inserted into the screw hole 14 from the container top 3 side or the container There is a mode in which screws are inserted from the base 2 side and fastened (FIG. C), and a mode in which the container top surface 3 and the container base 2 are bonded with adhesive, although not particularly shown.

A projecting piece 17 having a tapered surface 16 is integrally provided near the end of the lid T of the container base 2, and a notch 19 having a tapered surface 18 corresponding to the projecting piece 17 is provided on the container top surface 3. , the tapered surfaces 16 and 18 are engaged with each other, so that the lid part 7 is locked to the container top part 3 (closing the lid part), and when the above-mentioned parting is released, the lid part γ is separated from the container top part 3 by ρ. The lid part 7 is configured to be removably engaged with the container top surface part 3 (FIG. 2).

Container base 2. For example, synthetic resin, metal, etc. can be used as the material of the container top part 3, and the base part 2. The top surface portion 3 may be formed of a transparent material, a translucent material, or an opaque material, but the top surface portion 3 may be formed of a compact disc 4 inside.
It is preferable to use a transparent material so that the material can be seen through. As the transparent material, for example, acrylic resin, styrene resin, etc. can be used, and as the translucent material and opaque material, for example, polyglopylene resin, polyethylene resin, etc. can be used.

Aluminum or the like can be used. Alternatively, the above material may be colored.

To store the compact disc 4 in the storage container 1 constructed as described above, the lid 7 is opened by pushing downward as shown in FIG. 1, and the disc 4 is inserted in the direction of arrow a in this state. When scolded.

The disk 4 is guided into the storage recess 5 of the fixing part 9.

Retained. Next, when the lid part 7 is lifted upward and the tapered surface 16 of the protruding piece 1T and the tapered surface 18t of the notch part 19 are bitten, the lid part 7 is latched to the top surface part 3 and the lid is securely closed. To take out the disk 4 from the container 1, it is sufficient to open the lid 7 and pull out the disk 4 in the direction indicated by the arrow.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the hinge part 6
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, a 7-shaped groove 8' may be provided on the lower surface of the base 2. With this configuration, when the lid 7 is opened, the groove side walls come into contact with each other, so the opening of the lid can be stopped at a predetermined angle, and its movement can be prevented.

In addition, the base 2 is composed of two members, and as shown in FIG. 8, one member 2a has insertion holes 2° near the ends of both sides, and the other member 2b has protrusions 21 at the ends of both sides. Extension piece 2
The hinge portion 6 may be constructed by extending the hinge portion 2 and fitting the protrusion 21 into the insertion hole 2°. In this case, conversely, projections 21 may be provided at both side ends of one member 2a, and insertion holes 20 into which the projections 21 fit may be provided in the extension piece 22 of the other member 2b.

This insertion hole 20 may be a through hole or a non-through hole.

In FIG. 2, by pasting synthetic paper with excellent hinge properties on the back surface of the base 2, the hinge portion 6 can be reinforced and a visual communication function can be provided on the premise of printing. The position of the hinge portion 6 is not limited to the center line position of the storage recess 5. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the center line position m may also be a position displaced to the left (A in the figure) or, conversely, a position displaced to the right (B in the figure). Line position 1
[Indicated in the figure by a dotted chain line] In the case where the storage recess 5 is formed in a circular shape as shown in FIG. Because of the small size, it becomes impossible to insert the disk 4 into the recess 5 (if the sizes of the disk and the storage recess are approximately the same). Therefore, in this case, the shape of the recess 5 in the part located on the left side of the center line position m of the recess 5) is formed in a semicircular shape, and the shape of the recess 5 in the part located on the right side is formed in the center line width (circular It is formed into a rectangular shape with the same width as the diameter of the In the figure, p indicates the contour line of the recess 5. The hinge portion 6 is not limited to being provided parallel to the vertical side 23 of the base portion 2, but may be provided diagonally (as shown in FIG. It may also be inserted and removed (D in the same figure). In these cases, if the width of the recess 5 at the position of the hinge 6 is smaller than the width of the center line of the recess 5 when the recess 5 is formed into a circular shape, as shown in FIGS. Instead of forming the recess 5 in a circular shape, it is formed into a shape consisting of a substantially semicircular portion 5a and a straight portion 5b having the same width as the center line width of the recess 5. Even when the teeth and hinge portion 6 are provided at the center line position of the recess 5, the recess 5 may be formed in the shape of the recess 5 as shown in FIG. B (FIG. E).

As a means for releasably locking the lid portion I to the top surface portion 3, a third
As shown in FIG. 4, a magnet 24 is embedded in an appropriate location of the lid 7 or the top surface 3, and a metal piece 25 is correspondingly buried in the top surface 3 or the lid 7.

Both may be locked by magnetic force.

When transparent synthetic resin is used as the material for the top surface portion 3, lens processing such as 7-lens lens processing, convex lens processing (FIG. 9), concave lens processing, etc. can be applied to all or part of the top surface portion. In this case, when the internal disk 4 is seen through from the outside by utilizing the refraction of light, a special way of viewing becomes possible, such as being able to enlarge the disk.

The horizontal side 26 of the lid portion 2 may be cut diagonally to form a tapered surface having an arbitrary taper angle α as shown in FIG. When constructed in this way, the lid part 7 functions as a screen support part in its open state as shown in FIG. 11, and the container 1 can be stood up against it. If it is placed upright in a store, for example, it can have a display effect and a pop-up effect, which has the advantage of contributing to advertising.

A band can be inserted into the container 1 of the present invention if necessary. This band extends in the lateral direction of the container 1 (as shown in FIG.
It may be a vertically elongated band 27 inserted in the X direction) or a horizontally elongated band 27' inserted in the vertical direction (X direction).

In the latter case, the lid portion 7 can be prevented from being opened accidentally. The band has a hollow encircling shape in cross section, and the band has a back cover 28.
T-may be provided integrally, and the rear cover 28 may be provided with a locking piece 29 that locks on the bottom surface of the band. The above band includes the second song, artist name, and the same as the conventional LP jacket.
Any desired display such as a record number can be displayed, and the function as an advertising medium can be added.

The depth of the storage recess can be arbitrary, and the space between the lower surface of the top surface of the container and the storage recess can be configured as a space having a vertical height approximately equal to the thickness of the stored article. In this case, it is possible to prevent the stored items from wobbling and playing.

In the above embodiments, 1. the case where the container of the present invention was applied as a storage container for compact discs, but 2. the present invention is not limited thereto; It is possible to store and therefore.

For example, it can also be implemented as a storage container for medals, coins, etc.

As explained above, the container of the present invention can easily store thin and flat items, and is thin and shaped as a whole, making it convenient to carry and transport.

It is advantageous in handling because it does not take up much space during storage.

In addition, since a lid that can be opened and closed is provided at the base of the container instead of on the top of the container, when the lid is opened, stored items can be easily taken out and put in by simply sliding them horizontally. If it is provided on the top of the container, it becomes difficult to put in and take out the stored items because the items come into contact with the groove walls of the storage recess at the base of the container. Since a storage recess is provided at the base of the container and the recess is not provided at the top of the container, the bottom surface of the top can be a smooth surface, so that the stored items can be kept in contact with the bottom of the top. It has the effect of being easy to slide in and out.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the container of the invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the container in a closed state, and Fig. 3 is an embodiment in which a magnet and a metal piece are attached. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part showing the locking by magnetic force when the lid is closed in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5A-
E is a schematic plan view of the container base showing another example of the hinge portion position and the shape of the storage recess; FIGS. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main part showing another embodiment of the hinge structure, FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway plan view of the main part showing another embodiment of the same structure, and FIG.
The figure is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an example in which a convex lens is processed on the top surface of the container, FIG. A perspective view showing a state in which a container having a container base is propped up, No. 12
The figure is a perspective view showing the state in which the band is inserted into the container of the present invention. 1---------1 storage container 2--1 container base 3--
------ Container top section 5 --- - Storage recess 6 ---
-------- Hinge part 7-- Lid part 16.18-
--Tapered surface 24--One magnet 25--One metal piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] A container base having a hinge portion to form a lid that can be opened and closed and a storage recess, a container top portion placed and fixed on the container base, and a lid portion of the container base attached to the container top portion. A storage container characterized by having a locking means for releasably locking the container.