WO1998024090A1

WO1998024090A1 - Multifunctional optical-disk case

Info

Publication number: WO1998024090A1
Application number: PCT/CN1997/000129
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yu Yung Choi
Original assignee: Yu Yung Choi
Priority date: 1996-11-22
Filing date: 1997-11-17
Publication date: 1998-06-04
Also published as: AU5046798A; CN1183616A

Abstract

A multifunctional optical-disk case comprises a case body (1), which has three closing side-walls and a side-wall being an opening (2), and a disk tray (4) disposed at the opening (2) which can be pulled-out from/pushed into the case body (1) through the opening (2). Upper and lower surface of the case body (1) are provided respectively with protruding edges (8 and 9) which are staggered with each other. By means of the protruding edges (8 and 9), two overlapping case bodies (1) can be coincided with each other. Two or more overlapping case bodies (1) can be locked integrally by inserting a dowel pin (7) into a dowel hole (6) provided in the tenon (5a). A pair of tenon (5a) and mortise (5b) provided on the three closing side-walls enables two or more case bodies (1) to joggle integrally in a lateral direction. According to the above-mentioned structure, various forms of optical-disk store box can be constructed at will, so as to store optical-disks therein and take out optical-disks therefrom. The multifunctional optical-disk case can be made of plastic material.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact disc case, and more particularly to a compact disc (Compact Disc) that can be accessed from the compact disc case by being pulled out and pushed into the compact disc tray. It becomes a whole and becomes a multi-functional disc case of the disc library.

At present, a large number of optical disc boxes are generally opened in half. When using, it is necessary to hold the optical disc box with one hand and open the lid of the other hand to remove the optical disc. This is very inconvenient, and the currently used optical disc boxes are designed independently. It is easy to mess up when multiple disc cartridges are stacked or stored. A special disc cartridge holder can be used to arrange them neatly. Therefore, there are disadvantages of inconvenient disc access and disc cartridge placement.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional optical cassette. In addition to maintaining the utility of a general optical disc case for storing optical discs, the multi-functional optical cassette also has convenient access. Each case can be combined into a whole by itself. The functions of various forms of optical disc libraries are simple in structure and easy to use.

The present invention provides a multifunctional optical disc case, comprising: a case body; an optical disc tray disposed in the case body; a convex side bar provided on an upward side of the case body and a convex side bar provided on a downward side; The three sides of the box body are closed sides and the other side is an opening; the disc tray can be pulled out from the box body and pushed in; the front of the disc tray is provided with a panel, and the disc tray is pushed in. The panel covers the opening: at least one protruding buckle and bump is located at the bottom of the disc tray. When the disc tray is pulled out to a certain position, the buckle on the disc tray is automatically locked at the box. A field is provided in the opening of the body to prevent the disc tray from being separated from the box body. When closed, it can be buckled by the bumps on the disc tray and the bumps provided in the opening of the box body to prevent the disc box body and the disc tray from becoming loose Open; the protruding sidebars arranged on the upward side and the downward side of the box body are mutually displaced protruding sidebars, and when the two box bodies overlap, the inner side bar of the upper side bar of one box body and the other box Under the body The outer rails of the side rails fit each other, so that the stacked boxes are positioned laterally.

In the above-mentioned optical disc case, at least one pair of concave-convex tenon positions are provided on the three closed sides of the box body. The tenon positions are convex and concave positions that are staggered from each other and have complementary pitches. The two box bodies can be connected with each other horizontally.

In the above-mentioned optical disc case, the upper and lower ends of the box body are provided with I-shaped through-hole pins at the upper and lower ends, and the upper and lower parts of the two boxes can be locked into one body through pins with a certain elasticity.

In the above-mentioned optical disc case, the case is composed of an upper cover and a lower bottom. The upper cover and the lower bottom are fastened and folded in two by a hinge position provided on a convex tenon located at the rear of the case. The wells are fastened by locking positions and inverted buckles provided on the convex tenon positions on the two sides of the box body; after the upper and lower parts of the box body are fastened, two side walls located in the box body form a strip. Groove.

Confirm this In the above-mentioned disc tray of the multi-function disc case, it is provided with several perforations on the disc tray placement position and edge position. In the above-mentioned certain perforations, there are pins connected to the tray and can be made. It is a label label for handles; concave edges are set on both sides of the disc tray; the front panel of the disc tray is set with a sloped panel and the beveled bottom of the panel is set with a slant position: on the front panel of the optical tray A hole is provided for a label plate that can be used as a handle; a protruding top position is provided at the rear of the optical disc tray and a corresponding empty space is provided at the bottom of the top position; a protruding buckle position is provided at the bottom of the optical disc tray.

The upper cover, the lower bottom, and the optical disc tray of the above-mentioned multi-functional optical disc case can be molded by plastic materials, respectively.

To sum up, the multifunctional optical disc case of the present invention adopts a simple structure of pulling out and pushing into the optical disc tray to access the optical disc and the case body, which can be combined in multiple directions, so that the optical disc case has the function of generally storing optical discs, and has Convenient optical disk access. The well can arbitrarily combine the box body into a whole by itself, which becomes the function of various forms of optical disk library. Its structure is simple and easy to use.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the multi-functional optical disc cartridge of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multifunctional optical disc case according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the multifunctional light box according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the multifunctional optical disc case according to the present invention;

4 is a top view of the pins of the multifunctional optical disc case according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5--5 in FIG. 2;

6 is a side cross-sectional view of a multi-function optical disc case according to the present invention when a plurality of cases are combined up and down; FIG. 7 is a top view of the multi-function optical disc case according to the present invention when an upper cover and a bottom are facing away; FIG. 8 is a multi-function optical disc case according to the present invention A side view of the upper cover and the lower bottom when they are not aligned; FIG. 9 is a sectional view along line 9-9 in FIG. 2:

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view when the upper cover and the bottom are not fastened along the line 10-10 in Fig. 7; Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view along the line 10-10 in the middle of Fig. 7, showing the situation after the upper cover is fastened to the bottom

Brother

FIG. 12 is a top view of a disc tray of the multi-function disc case according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of a disc tray of the multi-function disc case according to the present invention:

FIG. 14 is a top view of the lower bottom of the multifunctional optical disc case and the optical disc tray of the present invention, showing the condition when the optical disc tray is pulled out; brother;

FIG. 15 is a side sectional view of the multifunctional optical disc case according to the present invention;

16 (a) and 16 (b) are a top view and a side view of a tag plate that can be used as a handle of the multifunctional optical disc case according to the present invention;

Figures 17 (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views taken along the line 17-17 in FIG. 12, and show the situation after the label card can be used as a handle; brother; 18 is a side sectional view of an optical disc tray of the multi-functional optical disc case according to the present invention:

FIG. 19 is a side cross-sectional view of a plurality of trays of a disc tray of a multi-function disc case according to the present invention when they are stacked up and down;

20 is a side cross-sectional view of the multi-functional disc cartridge according to the present invention when the disc tray is pulled out, showing the situation that the lyrics book is simultaneously pulled out when the disc tray is pulled out; brother;

Fig. 21 is a view showing the left and right connection of the multifunctional optical disc case of the present invention; a top view of the brother: Fig. 22 is a view showing a misaligned connection of the multifunctional optical disc case of the present invention; Another connection of the box; brother top view. As shown in Figs. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, and 15, the case 1 of the multi-functional disc case is provided with an opening 1 on one side, and a pull-out 2 is provided on the opening 1 of the case 1 When the disc tray 4 is pushed in, when accessing the disc, hold the bottom edge of the panel 3 of the disc tray 4 with a finger or pinch the label 11 to pull the disc tray 4 out of the case 1. When the optical disc tray 4 is pulled out from the box body 1 to a certain position, a protruding buckle 14 provided at the bottom of the optical disc tray 4 will automatically catch the column 13 of the box body, so that the box body 1 and the optical disc tray 4 will not Disengagement: When you want to close, you only need to push the disc tray 4 back into the case 1. The bump 16 provided at the bottom of the disc tray 4 will be engaged with the protrusion 17 in the case, so that the disc tray 4 cannot be easily released. The buckle 14, column 13, bump 16, and bump 17 provided at the bottom of the disc tray 4 can be made into at least one point or one edge. The center 15 of the position where the disc is placed in the disc tray 4 can be made. Set as a perforated or claw clasp for general disc cases; Perforations 10, 28, 29 can be set on the other side of the dish. When the optical disc tray 4 is molded, the pins 7 connected to the tray 4 can be molded at the same time. When fixing, it is only necessary to insert the pin 7 from the perforation 10 into the pin 6; and the perforation 28 can be molded into a label 11 connected to the tray 4 at the same time. To use the label 11 only 28 perforations can be pushed down and inserted into the hole 30 of the front panel 3 of the tray 4. The 29 holes are for the convenience of fingers holding the disc when accessing the disc; wells can be provided with recesses on both sides of the disc tray 4. Side 26, while also making it easier to hold the disc with your fingers.

As shown in Figures 2, 3, 5, and 6, the box body 1 of the multi-functional disc box is provided with a protruding side bar 8 on the upper side and a protruding side bar 9 on the lower side. Generally, a disc box also has a protruding side bar. The purpose is to prevent the surface of the optical disc box from being scratched. The positions of the side bars on the upper and lower sides are the same, and it is easy to slide open when the two boxes are stacked. The protruding sidebars that are out of phase are formed. When the two boxes are overlapped, the protruding sidebars can match each other, that is, the inner bar of the upper side bar 8 of one box and the outer bar of the lower side bar 9 of the other box. Anastomosis enables the stacked boxes to be positioned laterally. At the same time, the protruding side bars 8, 9 can also prevent the surface of the disc box from being scratched. The protruding side bars 8, 9 can be made into continuous bars or intermittent side bars of various shapes, such as : Square, round, diamond, etc., can also be made One side has two convex sides, and the groove formed between the two convex sides is connected with the other side convex side bars; of course, the upper and lower side bars can also be reversed.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2, 21, 22, and 23, the multifunctional optical disc box is located on the three closed sides of the box body 1, and is provided with at least one pair of inverted tenon positions, and the pair of tenon positions includes a convex tenon position 5a and a concave The tenon position 5b, and the tenon position 5a and the tenon position 5b are mutually offset and complementary concave and convex positions with equal spacing. Therefore, when the two box bodies 1 are connected, the tenon position 5a on one side of the box body 1 is from the top. Insert the inner tenon position 5b on the side of the other box body 1 downward and fasten, and the corresponding other concave and convex tenon positions are also engaged with each other at the same time, so each concave and convex tenon position is engaged with each other (see Figure 21). Since the concave and convex tenon positions are mutually staggered complementary and equally spaced tenon positions, each box body can also be offset from each other (see Figure 22), etc., so that the box body can be horizontally connected into a whole, and the tenon bit 5a is a tenon. It is elliptical and can be made into various shapes such as trapezoids, rectangles, diamonds, etc., and the tongue and groove of the groove position 5b can also be made into various shapes.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, when two box bodies 1 are stacked to be fixed into one body, the upper and lower positions provided on at least one of the tenon positions 5a of the box body 1 may be used. The upper and lower through-hole pin positions 6 on both ends of the I-shape are locked with a pin 7 with a certain elasticity. When multiple boxes 1 are stacked, the pin positions 6 can be fixed in different layers (see figure). 6), so that the box body 1 can be connected up and down into one body, and the upper and lower ends of the middle and small I-shaped through-hole pins 6 can also be set at any position on the three closed sides of the box body, and the perforations can be multiple Such shapes are: square holes, round holes, oval holes, etc. The pins 7 can also be changed according to the shape of the perforations.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, the box body 1 of the multi-functional disc cartridge is composed of an upper cover 18 and a lower bottom 19, and the upper cover 18 and the lower bottom 19 pass through at least one tenon position 5a. The hinge position 22 provided above, the circular recess position 24 provided by the upper cover 18 and the cylindrical position 25 provided by the lower bottom 19 are fastened (see FIG. 10), and become a form that can be folded and opened (see FIG. 11). After the cover 18 and the lower bottom 19 are fastened, the at least one tenon position 5a of the lower bottom 19 is fastened with the inverted buckle 21 provided at the upper cover 18 (see FIG. 9); the above-mentioned hinge position 22 is also Other fastening methods can be made, as long as the upper cover 18 and the lower bottom 19 are folded in pairs, and the lock 23 and the inverted buckle 21 can also be made in other directions or shapes. The cover 18 and the bottom bottom 19 are folded in half and fastened, and of course, it can be opened again when necessary; and when the top cover 18 and the bottom bottom 19 are fastened, the convex edge 20 of the top cover 18 and the bottom edge 19 are supported. Between 12, a groove is formed on both side walls of the case 1 for the disc tray 4 to slide

35 (see Figure 9).

As shown in FIGS. 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17, the front panel 3 of the disc tray 4 of the multi-function disc case is provided with at least one hole position 30 for the label plate 11 which can be used as a handle, and the hole position 30 is The T-shaped opening in the upper part, after the label plate 11 is put into the hole position 30, the bump 32 on the label plate 11 is used to prevent the label plate 11 from coming out. The horizontal post 32 on the card 11 is cylindrical (see FIG. 16), so the tag card 11 can swing up and down after it is placed in the hole 30 (see FIG. 17) to view the label.

As shown in FIGS. 12, 13, 18, and 19, the front panel 3 of the optical disc tray 4 of the multi-functional disc cartridge is set as a panel 3 with a certain slope, and an inclined position 33 is provided at the bottom of the bevel of the panel 3. A top position 27 is provided at the rear of the disc tray 4 and a corresponding empty space 31 is provided at the bottom of the top position 27 (see FIG. 18): When multiple disc trays 4 are stacked together, the panel of the lower disc tray 4 is below The top of 3 will be inserted into the inclined position 33 at the bottom of the bezel 4 panel 3 of the upper disc; the top position 27 of the rear of the lower disc tray 4 will be inserted into the corresponding empty space 31 at the rear of the upper optical disc tray 4; so when multiple disc trays 4 When stacked together, they can be fastened to each other for stable placement (see Figure 19); and when multiple boxes 1 are stacked, a certain slope of the panel 3 forms a certain space (see Figure 6). It is easy for the fingers to bear against the bottom edge of the panel 3, and it is convenient to pull out the optical disc tray 4 from the box body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 12, 18, and 20, a lyric book 34 can be placed in the space between the upper cover 18 and the disc tray 4 of the multi-function disc box. When the disc tray 4 is pulled out, the disc The top position 27 at the rear of the tray 4 lifts out the lyrics book 34, so when the disc tray 4 is pulled out, the lyrics book 34 can be pulled out at the same time.

Therefore, in addition to the optical disc, a multi-function disc box can also be placed with a lyrics book without affecting the connection between the boxes. Therefore, multiple boxes can be connected up and down to form a CD library. The boxes are connected horizontally and then stacked on top of each other to form an optical disc library. Moreover, the optical disc library can be formed without using pins.

The overall structure of the above-mentioned multi-functional optical disc case is shown in Figure 1. It can be assembled from plastic after molding. Due to its unique design structure, it can be freely combined into various forms and Directional access to a convenient disc library.

Claims

Rights request

1-A multi-function optical disc case comprising: a case body (1); an optical disc tray (4) provided in the case body (1); a protruding projection provided on an upward side of the case body (1) The sidebar (8) and the protruding sidebar (9) set down:

It is characterized by:

Three sides of the box body (1) are closed sides, and the other side is an opening (2);

The disc tray (4) can be pulled out from the opening (2) of the box body and pushed in, and a panel (3) is provided at the front of the disc tray (4). The panel (3) covers the opening when entering; the bottom of the disc tray (4) is provided with at least one protruding buckle (14) and a raised point (16), and is pulled out to a certain extent When in position, the buckle (14) on the disc tray (4) can automatically lock the field (13) provided in the opening (2) of the case (1) to prevent the disc tray (4) and the case (1) ), When it is closed, it can be buckled by the bumps (16) on the disc tray (4) and the bumps (17) provided in the opening (2) of the case (1), preventing the case (1) The disc tray (4) is released;

The positions of the protruding sidebar (8) on the upper side of the box body (1) and the protruding sidebar (9) on the lower side are relatively different, and constitute the protruding sidebars (8, 9) which are out of phase, that is, a box body ( 1) The inner edge of the upper side bar (8) and the outer edge of the lower side bar (9) of the other box body (1) are matched, so that the upper and lower side bars of the two stacked boxes (1) coincide.

2. The multifunctional optical disc case according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one perforated pin (6) is provided on three closed sides of the case (1), and the pin (6) is An upper and lower small I-shaped penetrating upper and lower usable pins (7) can lock two boxes (1) or multiple boxes (1) stacked on top of each other to form a whole perforation.

3-The multifunctional optical disc case according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each of the three closed sides of the case body (1) is provided with at least one pair of concave and convex tenon positions (5a, 5b) ), Each pair of tenon positions (5a, 5b) is a concave and convex position with the same distance from each other and complementary buckle. When the two box bodies (1) are connected in a row, the tenon positions on the box body (1) ( 5a, 5b) engage each other, so that two boxes (1) or multiple boxes (1) are horizontally connected to each other to form a whole.

4. The multifunctional optical disc case according to claim 3, characterized in that said case body (1) comprises two parts of an upper cover (18) and a lower bottom (19), said upper cover (18) and lower The bottom (19) can be folded in half.

5-The multi-functional optical disc case according to claim 4, characterized in that at least one of the tenon positions (5a) of the case body (1) is provided for connecting the upper cover (18) of the case body and the lower cover. Hinge (22) at the bottom (19).

6. The multi-functional optical disc case according to claim 4, characterized in that at least one tenon position (5a) of the case body (1) is provided with an upper cover (18) that can fasten the case body (1). ) And the bottom (19) Lock position (23).

7-The multi-function optical disc case according to claim 4, characterized in that when the upper cover (18) and the lower bottom (19) of the case body (1) are combined, the inner side walls of both sides of the case body (1) The upper cover (18) (35). ― ^{,, Λ} '. Eight ,,,-,

8-The multi-functional optical disc case according to claim 3, characterized in that the outer side of the front panel (3) of the optical disc tray (4) is provided with a swingable label plate (11) which can be used as a handle at the same time.

9-The multi-function optical disc case according to claim 8, characterized in that at least one hole on the front panel (3) of the optical disc tray (4) can be provided with a label plate (11) as a handle. Bit (30).

10. The multi-functional disc case according to claim 3, characterized in that the front panel (3) of the disc tray (4) is set to have a certain slope.

11. The multi-functional optical disc case according to claim 10, characterized in that an inclined position (33) is provided at the bottom of the oblique angle of the front panel (3) of the optical disc tray (4).

12. The multi-functional optical disc case according to claim 9, wherein the optical disc tray (4) is provided with a perforation (28) at a position where the optical disc is placed, and an empty space at the perforation (28). A label plate (11) connected to the disc tray (4) and serving as a handle is provided.

13. The multifunctional optical disc case according to claim 3, wherein the optical disc tray (4) is provided with a perforation (10) at a position where the optical disc is placed, and is provided at a vacant position at the perforation (10). There are pins (7) connected to the disc tray (4).

14. The multi-functional optical disc case according to claim 3, characterized in that said optical disc tray (4) is provided at a side position where the optical disc is placed, and a through hole (29) is provided for the fingers to easily hold the optical disc.

15. The multi-functional optical disc case according to claim 3, characterized in that said optical disc trays (4) are provided on both sides of the position where the optical disc is placed, so that four sides (26) of the optical disc can be easily held by fingers.

16. The multi-functional optical disc case according to claim 3, characterized in that said optical disc tray (4) is provided with a claw clasp capable of holding the optical disc at the center (15) where the optical disc is placed.

17. The multi-function optical disc case according to claim 3, characterized in that at least one protruding top position (27) of a projectable lyrics book (34) is provided at the rear of the optical disc tray (4).

18. The multifunctional optical disc case according to claim 17, characterized in that a corresponding empty space (31) is provided at the bottom of the rear top position (27) of the optical disc tray (4).