Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
  • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
  • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
  • G11B33/02—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
  • G11B33/04—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
  • G11B33/0405—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
  • G11B33/0433—Multiple disc containers
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
  • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
  • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
  • G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
  • G11B23/023—Containers for magazines or cassettes

Definitions

• the invention relates to an arrangement for storing magnetic tape cassettes and compact disks, in particular in vehicles, with the features mentioned in the preamble of claim 1.
• Such an arrangement is disclosed in EP-OS 84 11 0042.
• the known arrangement is based on the concept of mounting an externally identical, but differently designed container depending on the storage item in an adapter, matched to the playback device installed in a vehicle. In this way, the internals or installation spaces to be provided in a vehicle are standardized.
• the user wants to change the repertoire of his sound preserves he takes the existing record carriers from the containers and replaces them with others.
• the goods to be stored are either sensitive to accelerations (magnetic tape cassettes) or scratches (compact disks), so that they should not be transported loose as far as possible.
• the careful user will therefore repackage the recording material for transportation, which is cumbersome and annoying.
• the same problem arises when a user wants to use the repertoire present in his vehicle elsewhere, which is all the more likely since a large number of users have playback devices not only in their vehicle but also at home.
• the object of the invention is to design the generic arrangement in such a way that the stored goods are largely protected against damage under the circumstances described.
• the container used in the adapter can also be used as a transport container for a number of recording media, it being preferred to provide it with a corresponding handle.
• Fig. 4 is a section along line 4-4 in Fig. 3, 5 and 6 schematically show variants of the
• FIG. 7 shows a handle variant
• FIG. 8 shows another handle variant
• FIG. 9 shows a detail in perspective
• FIG. 8 and FIG. 10 is a partial section through an empty adapter.
• the arrangement comprises an adapter 20 which can be permanently installed in a vehicle (but of course not only there) and which delimits an essentially rectangular cavity 22.
• a mounting flange 24 with screw through holes 26 is provided on the front; After installation, an aperture 28 can be clipped onto the flange.
• Locking means are provided in the interior of the adapter, the structure of which will be explained later, as well as a flap 30 shown in detail in FIG. 10, which is only indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1.
• a container 34 consisting of a housing 36 with sliders 38 and a carrying handle 40 can be inserted through a front opening 32 of the adapter.
• the housing has outer dimensions complementary to those of the cavity 22, the handle 40 being included in these outer dimensions, since it can finally be folded flush into a corresponding recess 42 in the housing.
• the handle has pivot pins 44 which are snapped elastically into elongated holes 46 in the housing.
• the top 48 of the handle can be provided with a label.
• a finger intervention 50 in the cover wall 52 of the housing makes it easier to fold down the handle 40.
• the housing contains five slides for accommodating one compact disc each, which are arranged one above the other in the lower region of the housing, and four sliders for accommodating one commercially available compact cassette.
• Each slide has a release button 54, after its actuation the slide is pushed out of the housing by a bias spring to such an extent that the inside of the slide is easily accessible.
• the keys and windows of the compact disk sliders are arranged alternately on the right and left in order to increase the spacing between the keys of adjacent sliders, and for aesthetic reasons a similar arrangement has been chosen for the keys and windows of the compact cassette slides, so that the right and on the left, rows of keys lying one above the other on the outside and rows of windows one above the other further inside.
• the housing can, seen from top to bottom in FIG. 2, contain:
• the adapter 20 On its rear wall 60, a leaf spring 62 is fastened, the pretension of which is sufficient to push a container out of the adapter so far after releasing the lock that the handle 40 is folded down and on it the container 34 can be completely pulled out of the adapter.
• the adapter 20 also has another cavity in the form of a relatively narrow channel 66, separated from the cavity 22 by an intermediate wall 68.
• a button 70 protrudes forward from the channel 66 and is slidably received by a first arm 72 between guide rails 74.
• a second arm 76 is guided between similar rails 78.
• Both arms are connected transversely to a web 80 on which two spring arms 82 are formed, which are supported on ribs 84 and press the button outward into a rest position, defined by a stop 86 which engages through an opening 88 in the arm 72.
• a stop 86 which engages through an opening 88 in the arm 72.
• FIG. 5 schematically indicates how a plug contact arranged in the adapter and connected to the vehicle electrical system can, when a container 34 is inserted, engage in a plug receptacle provided on its inner wall, for example to supply current to a light source provided in the container to be able to.
• a light source 100 can be "tapped" somewhere in the vehicle via a light guide 102, which is coupled to a light guide 104 provided therein when a container 34 is inserted.
• FIG. 7 shows a variant of the carrying handle 110 on a container 34, which allows the handle to be folded in without the pivot pin 112 being displaced in elongated holes.
• FIGS. 8 and 9 is in principle similar to that according to FIG. 1, but in addition a bent wire spring 120 is provided which is clamped under tab 122 of the housing and presses with its free arms against the pivot pin 124 of the handle 126 . As a result, the latter is secured in its retracted position, and the spring must be deflected to unfold, after which the handle is held by the spring even in the unfolded position.
• FIG. 10 finally shows the suspension of the flap 30, which closes the opening 32 of the adapter when no container 34 has been inserted.
• the flap 30 is pressed into the closed position by a femoral neck spring 130, but can easily escape when the container 34 is inserted.

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• Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
• Vehicle Step Arrangements And Article Storage (AREA)
• Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)

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