JPS6133970A - Housing box for magnetic disk cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a magnetic disk cartridge storage box (hereinafter referred to as a "storage box") that allows easy searching for magnetic disk cartridges.

Problems with the Conventional Conventional storage boxes include those in which about 10 magnetic disk cartridges are stacked and stored in a square box with a bottom.

The disadvantage of this is that since the stored magnetic disk cartridges overlap one another, their index portions cannot be seen, making it inconvenient to take out the required magnetic disk cartridge from among about 10 disks.

In other storage boxes, in order to overcome this drawback, the bottom of the storage box has a step-like shape, or the magnetic disk cartridge is stored at an angle with respect to the side panel of the storage box. but.

This has the disadvantage that the storage box must be larger than the one described above.

OBJECT: The present invention takes the above-mentioned drawbacks into consideration and provides a storage box that is compact and allows easy removal of magnetic disk cartridges.

That is, by grasping and pulling up the handle 2a at the tip of the back plate 2 attached to the storage box body 1, the index portion 5 of the stored magnetic disk cartridge 4 can be removed.
are slightly shifted from each other, so that it is easy to distinguish between the magnetic disk cartridges one by one from the front, and therefore the required magnetic disk cartridge 4 can be easily taken out.

composition Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a storage box according to the present invention in an open state.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the state when the disc cartridge 4 is taken out. However, some magnetic disk cartridges 4 are omitted.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the storage box body 1 is provided with a protrusion 7 corresponding to the thickness of the magnetic disk cartridge 4 to be stored. The magnetic disk cart and ridge 4 fit into the groove between the projections 7.

In this figure, a series of protrusions 7 are provided from the upper end of the storage box body 1 to the bottom plate 1c to prevent the magnetic disk cartridge 4 from shifting back and forth.

This may be partial. This protrusion 7 may be molded integrally with the storage box main body 1, or an auxiliary side plate having the protrusion 7 may be fitted into the storage box main body 1 later. .

On the other hand, one end of the bendable receiving part 3 is fixed to the bottom plate 1c, and the other end is connected to the back plate part 2 having a handle part 2a. The back plate portion 2 is slightly longer than one side of the magnetic disk cartridge, and this protruding portion serves as a handle portion 2a for taking out the magnetic disk cartridge 4.

Here, as shown in the figure, nine string-like pieces are used in three places in the receiving part 3, and the receiving part 3 is in the form of a plain cloth.

The receiving portion 3 may be composed of one sheet or two or more sheets, and the handle portion 2a may be arc-shaped as shown in FIG. 6, or may be a simple string.

In other words, it is sufficient that the upper end of the back plate portion 2 can be pinched with fingers. Furthermore, by inserting a folding opening 1o as shown in FIG. 6, the height can be made the same as that of the magnetic disk cartridge, and the storage box itself can be made compact.

In this embodiment, the ejecting mechanism for one set of magnetic disk cartridges 4 is constructed as described above. In this embodiment, another set of ejecting mechanisms is incorporated at the rear of the back plate portion 2.

At this time, the ejection mechanism at the rear is slightly different from that at the front. A partition part 8 is provided between the front and rear take-out mechanisms, and one end of the receiving part 3 is fixed to the upper part of the partition part 8. In other words, the partition portion 8 is not provided.

If the receiving part 3 is fixed directly to the bottom plate 1c, the index part 5 of the first magnetic disk cartridge 4 in the rear part will not be visible from the front because it will be obstructed by the back plate part 2 of the magnetic disk cartridge ejection mechanism in the front part. It is necessary to raise it by that amount.

In this embodiment, the number of magnetic disk cartridges 4 to be stored is determined by the two sets of magnetic disk cartridge ejection mechanisms of 9 or more and the number of protrusions 7 on the inside of the side plate 1b. It is possible to have a set or three or more sets of take-out mechanisms. That is, the above-mentioned relationship between the front and rear take-out mechanisms and the partition section 8 may be applied to the case where there are three or more sets.

What are the differences in the number of sets of take-out mechanisms and the length of the receiving part 3?

This will affect the number of magnetic disk cartridges 4 to be stored and the width of the index portion 5 of the magnetic disk cartridges 4 that can be seen from the front, so it is selected and determined as appropriate.

For reference, FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.

This figure shows a state in which the magnetic disk cartridge 4 is housed. However, the lid of the storage box and one part of the magnetic disk cartridge 4 are omitted.

On the other hand, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, similar to FIG. 2. This shows the state when the magnetic disk cartridge 4 is taken out. However, the lid of the storage box and one part of the magnetic disk cartridge 4 are omitted. Also, the magnetic disk cartridge 4 can be removed by using two ejecting mechanisms at the same time.
Although it is not possible to take out the magnetic disk cartridge 4, this is to show the state when the magnetic disk cartridge 4 is removed from the ejection mechanism at the rear.

The ejection mechanism at the rear is also in the state at the time of ejection. Here, it can be seen that by changing the length of the receiving part 3, the width of the index part 5 visible from the front of the storage box can be changed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this figure, two sets of take-out mechanisms share one back plate portion 2. By doing this, the partition part 8
is no longer necessary, and only one back plate portion 2 is required. However, it is inconvenient that it is not possible to view the index portions 5 of the magnetic disk cartridges 4 on both ejecting mechanisms from one side at the same time.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, pocket parts 9 are connected on the receiving part 3 at equal intervals. The magnetic disk cartridge 4 is inserted into this pocket portion 9. When this pocket portion 9 is provided, the protrusion portion 7 may be omitted; 9a is an extension of the pocket portion so as to hang over the back plate portion 2 of the take-out mechanism at the front thereof. This is so that it fits smoothly when the magnetic disk cartridge 4 is returned from the state shown in FIG. 5 to the stored state, and is not necessary when the projection 7 is provided or when the partition 8 is made a little higher.

Note that the present invention is characterized in that it is equipped with a take-out mechanism having the characteristics described above, and it goes without saying that the shape of the storage box body 1 is not limited to that shown in this embodiment. .

Therefore, the take-out mechanism can be set and used in an existing (hand-held) storage box.

(The protrusion 7 can be replaced by loading an auxiliary side plate having a protrusion later.) Since the structure is as described above, in the present invention, when taking out the magnetic disk cartridge 4, the handle 2a can be manually pushed upward. If you pull up the magnetic disk cartridges 4 by pinching them, the magnetic disk cartridges 4 will shift appropriately one by one and float up, and when viewed from the front, you can distinguish the index section 5 of each magnetic disk cartridge 4 and easily set the desired magnetic disk cartridge. It is possible to take out the disc cart d-notch 4 with force.

Moreover, the storage box main body 1 is also compact.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are longitudinal side views. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the second embodiment. Figure 5 is the third
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an example. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the handle portion 2a. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Storage box main body, 2... Back plate part, 3... Receiving part, 4... Magnetic disk cartridge. 5... Index section, 6... Opening of storage box body 0.
7...Protrusion part, 8...Partition part, 9...Pocket part, 10...Fold part Patent applicant Katsumi Ikeda Norihiko Sugimoto Hisashi Mikio Inasa 1 Swamp Flute 31 yen 1 Certain 41 drawings ts + paper note & I5%

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a bottomed angular storage box whose upper end is opened as an inlet/outlet 6 for magnetic disk cartridges 4 and can accommodate a plurality of magnetic disk cartridges 4 through the inlet/outlet 6, the side plate 1b of the box body 1 is A magnetic disk cartridge 4 has a protrusion 7 on the inside, and has a back plate 2, a handle 2a, and a receiving part 3 inside the box body 1.
1. A storage box for magnetic disk cartridges, comprising one or more sets of ejecting mechanisms.