JPS6040461Y2 - Magnetic tape cartridge storage case - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a storage case in which several magnetic tape cartridges are stored side by side in an upright position.

For example, there are currently two general-purpose video magnetic tape cartridges: the so-called VHS type and the Beta type.
There are different types, and they all have different external dimensions.

Therefore, in the past, it was necessary to provide two types of storage cases depending on the user's needs, which increased the manufacturing cost of the storage cases and was inconvenient for the users.

This invention was proposed to eliminate such conventional disadvantages, and aims to reduce manufacturing costs by allowing the case body to be shared by at least two types of magnetic tape cartridges.

Furthermore, the purpose is to enable the user to store and store magnetic tape cartridges in an upright position without any hindrance, similar to a dedicated storage case, even if the types of magnetic tape cartridges are different.

In order to achieve the above object, the storage case according to the present invention has a box-shaped case body 1 with an open front as shown in the attached drawing, and a magnetic tape cartridge is inserted into the case body 1 from the front side in an upright position. It can be inserted and stored.

However, the case body 1 has a height H and a width W such that different types of magnetic tape cartridges to be stored therein, a/
The dimensions are set differently to correspond to the vertical length when the is in a standing position.

In this way, when the case body 1 is placed in a vertically elongated state, the pedestal 11 is removably attached to the inner upper surface, which becomes the lower wall of the case body 1, and has a length extending approximately between the left and right sides.
It is required that each case be provided with a cradle 11' that is removably attached to the inner upper surface that becomes the lower wall of the case body 1 when placed in a horizontally elongated state and has a length that extends approximately between the left and right sides. .

In such cases, the case body 1 can always be shared as a product of the same standard, and the pedestal 11. Simply replace "11" to match the target magnetic tape cartridge, and the case body 1
Even if the magnetic tape cartridges are of different types, they can be neatly stored in an upright position side by side on the left and right side.
That is what it is.

The details will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows an example of a storage case for a video magnetic tape cartridge, and the case body 1 is made of plastic and has upper and lower walls 3.4 facing parallel to a rear wall 2, and left and right side walls 5, 6 facing parallel to each other. It has a box shape with an open front, and its height H is 24 cm, width is 20 cm, and depth is about 12 cm.

Further, the upper and lower walls 3, 4 and the left and right side walls 5, 6 have a basic shape in which a magnetic tape cartridge, which will be described later, can be easily inserted into and taken out of the case through the notches 7 at the center of each front edge.

On the upper, lower, left, and right outer peripheral surfaces of the case body 1 excluding the rear wall 2, dovetail grooves 9 and matching dovetail grooves 10 are arranged in alternating and continuous rows in the front-rear direction.

Here, in the pair of upper and lower walls 3 and 4 or in the left and right side walls 5 and 6, the number of dovetail grooves 1 is the same as the number of dovetail grooves 9.
0 are arranged at symmetrical positions.

In other words, there are five pairs of dovetails 10 and 9 on the upper wall 3 from left to right, and 5 pairs of dovetails 9 and 10 on the lower wall 4 from left to right. Dovetail grooves 9 and dovetail grooves 10 are arranged alternately.

In addition, the left side wall 5 has dovetail grooves 9 and dovetail grooves 10 in the order from top to bottom, and the right side wall 6 has dovetail grooves 10 and dovetail grooves 9 in the reverse order from top to bottom, six pairs each. A dovetail groove 9 and a dovetail groove 10 are arranged.

In such a case, the unit case bodies 1 can be dovetail-jointed by overlapping each other and sliding them relatively back and forth.

In other words, as shown in FIG. 2, if the upper and lower case bodies 1 are stacked and connected, the ants 9 and A dovetail joint with the dovetail groove 10 can be realized.

If the case bodies 1 are connected side by side, 12 sets of dovetail grooves 9 and dovetail grooves 10 are formed between the right side wall 6 of the left case body 1 and the left side wall 5 of the right case body 1. This is what made dovetailing possible.

Next, the method of storing magnetic tape cartridges in each case body 1 will be explained. The storage case of this invention can be commonly used to store two different types of video magnetic tape cartridges.

One is the so-called VH3 type magnetic tape cartridge a shown in Fig. 6, and the other is the so-called Beta type magnetic tape cartridge a' shown in Fig. 7. It can be used in common with magnetic tape cartridges of different sizes.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, two types of plastic pedestals 11° and 11' are attached to each case body 1.

Of these, one pedestal 11 is for a VH3 type magnetic tape cartridge, and the other pedestal 11' is for a Beta type magnetic tape cartridge.

These two types of pedestals 11 and 11' both have a pair of protrusions 12 protruding from the front and rear of each left and right side, and a front-rear partition plate 13 on the upper surface of the pedestals 11 and 11'. It has a basic configuration that was built upright.

However, both pedestals 11 and 11' have different left and right lengths, and one pedestal 11 has five partition plates 13, while the other pedestal 11' has six partition plates 13. , ribs 1 that serve as spacers on the left, right and rear edges of the upper surface.
The difference is that 4 was erected.

In such a case, when storing the VH3 type magnetic tape cartridge a, place the case main body 1 in the vertically elongated state shown in FIGS. insert.

A series of protrusions 15 are slightly protruded across the inner rear surfaces of the upper and lower walls 3 and 4 and the left and right side walls 5 and 6 of the case body 1 for a formal appearance. When inserted by pushing, the pedestal 11 does not accidentally detach from the case body 1 in a state where the pedestal 11 is completely inserted due to the frictional engagement between the protrusion 12 and the protrusion 15.

After assembling the pedestal 11 to each case body 1 in this way, the V
6 in the figure with the H3 type magnetic tape cartridge a in an upright position.
They are separated by partition plates 13 and stored side by side.

In the illustrated example, the magnetic tape cartridges a are stored side by side, and a space is created above the magnetic tape cartridges a.Insert your finger into the upper space and place your finger on the top end of the magnetic tape cartridge a. , the magnetic tape cartridge a can be easily pulled out from the front.

When storing the Beta type magnetic tape cartridge a', as shown in FIG. The cradle 11' is inserted and assembled in the same manner as described above, and the Beta type magnetic tape cartridges a' are now placed in an upright position and stored in rows of seven on the left and right in the figure.

In this way, a large number of case bodies 1 are dovetail-jointed vertically or horizontally, and magnetic tape cartridges (a or a') can be stored and stored side by side in each case body. However, two types of plastic bases 16 and 16' are separately prepared so that they can be used for the bottom case body 1 when the unit case body 1 is used alone or when multiple dovetail joints are connected. has been done.

As shown in Fig. 1, these two types of bases 16.16' have different left and right lengths like the aforementioned pedestals 11.11', but both have dovetail grooves 17 and dovetail grooves on their upper surfaces. 18 are successively arranged in rows in the front and rear directions alternately left and right.

One of the bases 16 is for a VH3 type magnetic tape cartridge, and its dovetail grooves 17 and dovetail grooves 18 are the same as the dovetail grooves 9 and dovetail grooves 10 on the upper and lower walls 3 and 4 of the case body 1. It is formed symmetrically to fit, and is dovetail-jointed to the lower wall of the case body 1 by sliding back and forth, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

The other base 16' is for a Beta type magnetic tape cartridge, and its dovetail grooves 17 and dovetail grooves 18 are the same as the dovetail grooves 17 and dovetail grooves 18 on the left and right side walls 5 and 6 of the case body 1. It is symmetrically formed to fit, as shown in Figure 5.
It is dovetailed and connected to the bottom wall (5 or 6) of the case body 1 which is lying on its side.

Note that the base 16, 16' has a notch at the rear of the dovetail groove 17, and the presence of the notch 19 allows the dovetail groove 17 to easily engage with the dovetail groove 10 on the case body 1 side. It has become.

In addition, on the upper surface of the base 16.16', a stopper 20 is provided on the front edge between the left and right sides, and stoppers 21.21 are provided on the left and right sides of the rear edge so that the case body 1 is completely inserted. When installed, the stopper 20 abuts and locks on the front edge of the case body 1, the stoppers 21.21 abut and lock on the dovetail grooves 9 on the case body side, and each base 16, 16' This is to prevent it from being accidentally removed from the main body 1.

In addition, whether the storage case is used alone or when multiple pieces are connected, the storage case can be mounted vertically or horizontally through the mounting ears 22 provided on the back of the rear wall 2 of the case body 1. The hanging can be supported on any wall.

Further, on the left and right sides of the rear surface of each base 16 and 16', as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, dovetail grooves 23 and dovetail grooves 24 are provided to attach the base (16 or 16'). The two case bodies 1, 1 can be connected back to back with dovetail grooves 23 and dovetail grooves 24.

The four mounting ears 22 are formed in a concave shape at the center of each of the upper and lower ends and the left and right ends of the case rear wall 2, and the bases (16, 16 or 16', 16') are placed back to back. When connected, the flat rear end surfaces of the mounting ears 22 of both case bodies 1, 1 are brought into close contact with each other.

According to the present invention as described above, even if the types (external dimensions and sizes) of the magnetic tape cartridges to be stored differ, the case body 1 can be shared as a product of the same standard by replacing it with a vertically long state and a horizontally long state. I made it possible.

Therefore, the case body 1 can be mass-produced with the same specifications, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

However, since it is equipped with separate pedestals 11 and 11' that can be used when the case body 1 is placed in a portrait or landscape position, by selecting only these pedestals, different types of magnetic tape cartridges 1 can be used. ．． A' is also convenient because the users can store it in an orderly manner without any hindrance in the left and right side-by-side position in an upright position.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the storage case according to the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view, Fig. 2 is a front view with accessories attached to the case body, and Fig. 3 is its front view. FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another usage example of the storage case according to the present invention. FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views showing different sizes of magnetic tape cartridges housed in the storage case. 1...Case body, 2...Rear wall, 3.
...Earth wall, 4...Lower wall, 5...
Left side wall, 6... Right side wall, 7... Notch, 9... Dovetail, 10... Ant i back, 1
1゜11'... pedestal, 12... protrusion,
13...Partition plate, 15...Protrusion, 16
．． 16'...The base, 17...The ant is there.
18...Dovetail groove, 22...Mounting ear, 23
...@Mizo, 24...Ants, 1. a'
...Magnetic tape cartridge.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] The case body 1 has a box-shaped case body 1 with an open front, and the case body 1 has a height H and a width W for storing different types of magnetic tape cartridges a. The dimensions are set differently to correspond to the vertical length when a' is in the upright position. A cradle 11 that is removably attached has a length that spans between the left and right sides, and a cradle 11 that has a length that spans approximately between the left and right sides on the inner upper surface that becomes the lower wall of the case body 1 when the case body 1 is placed in a landscape state. A storage case for magnetic tape cartridges, each of which is provided with a cradle 11' that can be detachably mounted.