JP3329152B2 - Disk storage case - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk storage case for storing a disk-shaped information recording medium used for an information storage device such as a data file device and an image file device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A central hole is formed in an optical disk such as a CD or CDROM. As a case for storing such an optical disk, a CD disk storage case shown in FIG. 6 is well known. The CD disk storage case includes a disk storage body 33 that stores the disk 31, a transparent outer case 35 that fixes and holds the disk storage body 33, and a transparent outer cover 36 that is pivotally supported by the outer case 35 and that can be opened and closed.
It is composed of At the center of the disk storage body 33, a cylindrical disk fixing member 34 composed of a plurality of elastic claws that can fit into the center hole 32 of the disk 31 is formed. On both sides inside the outer cover 36, semicircular projection claws 37 for storing and holding the booklet 38 are provided.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional disk storage case has the following problems. 1) Since the outer case is constructed so that the outer lid can be opened and closed, the opening and closing operation is inconvenient. Also, the outer lid is made of thin plastic, and the opening and closing operation is performed with excessive force. Excessive stress concentration may occur in a shaft support having a low mechanical strength. 2) Since the center hole of the disk is elastically held by the elastic claw of the disk fixing member, when removing the disk, the outer periphery of the disk must be lifted while the disk fixing member is being pressed. And is inconvenient to handle. 3) When the booklet is placed in the storage section of the outer cover, the tip of the booklet comes into contact with the projection claws, and the insertion of the booklet becomes very complicated.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a disk storage case in which a disk can be easily taken out and stored, and a booklet can be easily taken out. .

[0005]

Disk housing case of the present invention SUMMARY OF] To achieve this object, a disc housing body made of an elastic member having a disk fixing member capable removable disk, said disk housing body Can be stored and
It is formed on the side and pulls the disk storage body through the opening.
Can out; and a capable box-shaped outer case, wherein the disc storage body withdrawn from the outer casing, is elastically deformed in a direction releasing or engaging loosening the engagement with the said disc fixing portion disc, Attach and remove the disk
The disk fixing member may be a center hole of the disk.
A cylindrical member made of an elastic member
How to draw out the disk storage body from the outer case in the center
Along the direction, a through groove passing through the cylindrical member is formed,
When the disc storage body is pulled out from the outer case
Further, the cylindrical member contracts.

[0006]

The outer case has a projection having a width wider than the through groove of the disk housing body, and when the disk housing body is housed in the outer case, the projection engages with the through groove to remove the disk. There may be a configuration in which the disk storage body is fixedly held on the disk storage body and the disk storage body is fixedly held on the outer case. Provide a booklet storage section for storing booklets such as manuals in the outer case, and cut in the outer case and a part of the disk storage body so that a part of the booklet is exposed when the booklet is stored in the booklet storage section There may be a configuration in which a unit is provided.

[0008] In some cases, a projection for holding the booklet is provided at the end of the booklet accommodating side of the booklet taking out side, and the booklet is held in the booklet accommodating section against the operation of pulling out the disk housing body.

Further, there may be a configuration in which a booklet pressing claw made of an elastic member for pressing and holding the booklet is provided on the surface of the disk housing body on the booklet storage portion side.

[0010]

According to the above construction, the disk storage body storing the disk can be easily taken out from the outer case,
Moreover, the disk can be taken out of the disk storage case without applying a load to the disk, and can be securely fixed and held when the disk is stored, so that a reliable disk storage case can be provided. Further, the booklet can be stored and taken out without opening the outer cover, and the operability is good.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. First, the configuration of the disk storage case of this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
It will be described based on. Disk storage case is disk 6
, A disk storage body 1 made of an elastic member for storing the above, and an external case 2 having an opening 5 at one end composed of an external upper case 3 and an external lower case 4. The disk storage body 1 has a cylindrical disk fixing portion 8 composed of a plurality of elastic claws for fixing and holding a center hole 7 of the disk 6 at the center.
Are formed. The disk fixing portion 8 is smaller than the center hole 7 of the disk 6 in the pulling-out direction, and is substantially the same ellipse as the center hole 7 of the disk 6 in the direction perpendicular to the drawing direction. Further, the disc housing body 1 has a guide flange portion 9 which engages with a guide groove 12 formed on both side walls of the outer case 2 on a side opposite to a concave portion 11 described later. Can be slid in and out.
Further, a through groove 10 is formed in the center of the disk storage main body 1 so as to pass through the disk fixing portion 8 in the direction in which the disk storage main body 1 is pulled out. The through-groove 10 extends from the approximate center in the direction perpendicular to the pull-out direction on the side opposite to the recess 11 of the disk storage body 1, through the disk fixing portion 8 in the pull-out direction, to a distance at which the disk storage body can be elastically deformed. And

Further, the disc housing body 1 has a recess 11 for facilitating removal, a first notch 19 for facilitating removal of a booklet 21 described later, and the booklet 21 pressed against the outer lower case 4. And a booklet pressing claw 22 made of an elastic member. The guide flange portion 9 of the disk storage main body 1 is provided on the opening 5 side of the guide groove 12 of the outer case 2.
A guide inclined portion 13 and a press guide portion 14 having a shallow groove depth are formed as contact members capable of contacting the guide member.

A stopper 1 is provided near the opening 5 of the exterior upper case 3 to prevent the disk storage body 1 from coming off.
On the side opposite to the opening 5, a locking projection 16 for fixing the disk housing body 1 and the disk 6, which is wider than the groove width of the through groove 10 and can be fitted into the through groove 10, is formed. ing. The outer lower case 4 includes a booklet storage portion 17 for storing the booklet 21, and a protrusion 1 for preventing the booklet 21 from falling off.
8 and a second notch 20 similar to the first notch 19
Are formed. When the booklet 21 is stored in the booklet storage unit 17, the first notch 19 and the second notch 20
The configuration is such that a part of the booklet 21 is exposed.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a state where the disk storage main body 1 is stored in the external case 2, FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing a state where the disk storage main body 1 is pulled out from the external case 2, and FIG. FIG. 4b is a diagram showing an engagement relationship when the disk storage body 1 is pulled out from the outer case 2, FIG. 4b is a diagram showing an engagement relationship when the disk storage body 1 is stored in the outer case 2, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a booklet storage state.

First, the storing operation of the disk 6 will be described. 3 and 4a, the guide flange portion 9 of the disk storage body 1 is in contact with the pressing guide portion 14 of the outer case 2, and the disk storage body 1 is provided with the through groove 1.
0 is elastically deformed in the direction in which the groove width is reduced. as a result,
The disk fixing portion 8 is also deformed in a direction in which its diameter shrinks, and has a shape substantially equal to the center hole 7 of the disk 6. Therefore, when the disk 6 is stored in the disk storage body 1, the center hole 7 of the disk 6 can be easily inserted into the disk fixing portion 8. For this reason, an excessive stress that causes deformation is not generated in the disk 6. Disk 6
After the disk storage body 1 is mounted on the disk storage body 1 and the disk storage body 1 is inserted into the outer case 2, the disk storage body 1
The guide flange portion 9 slides from the pressing guide portion 14 of the outer case 2 to the guide groove 12 via the guide inclined portion 13. While the guide flange portion 9 passes through the guide inclined portion 13, the elastic deformation of the disk housing body 1 is released, and the diameter of the disk fixing portion 8 increases, so that the disk 6 is lightly fixed and held by the disk fixing portion 8. You. The disk housing body 1 from which the elastic deformation has been released is inserted into the outer case 2 with the guide flange 9 guided by the guide groove 12 of the outer case 2. When the disk housing body 1 is inserted all the way into the outer case 2, FIG.
As shown in (1), the locking projections 16 provided on the exterior upper case 3 are fitted into the through grooves 10 of the disk storage body 1 to push the through grooves 10 apart. As a result, the disk housing body 1 is fixedly held by the outer case 2, and the disk fixing portion 8 is further expanded, so that the disk 6 is securely fixed and held by the disk housing body 1.

The method for removing the disk 6 from the disk storage case is the reverse of the above-described storage operation. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 2, when a finger is hooked on the concave portion 11 of the disk storage body 1 and the disk storage body 1 is pulled out from the outer case 2, the engagement between the through groove 10 of the disk storage body 1 and the outer upper case 3 is established. The stop projection 16 is disengaged from the outer case 2 and is pulled out. Eventually, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear end of the disk storage main body 1 comes into contact with the stopper 15 of the exterior upper case 3, and the operation of pulling out the disk storage main body 1 is completed. At this time, the guide flange 9 of the disk storage main body 1 is
Therefore, the disk housing body 1 is elastically deformed, and the disk fixing portion 8 contracts. Therefore, the fixed holding of the center hole 7 of the disk 6 and the disk fixing portion 8 is released, and the disk 6 can be taken out without applying excessive stress to the disk 6.

Next, the operation of storing and removing the booklet 21 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the booklet 21 is inserted into the booklet storage portion 17 through a gap between the disk storage body 1 and the outer lower case 4 with the disk storage body 1 stored in the outer case 2. The booklet 21 is guided by the inner side wall of the outer lower case 4, and the rear end of the booklet 21 rides over the protrusion 18 of the outer lower case 4 while being pressed and sandwiched by the booklet pressing claws 22 of the disk storage body 1. It is stored in the storage unit 17. In the state where the booklet 21 is stored, a part of the rear end of the booklet 21 is exposed from the first notch 19 of the disk storage body 1 and the second notch 20 of the outer lower case 4, and the booklet 21 is placed with a finger. 21 can be sandwiched.

Even when the disk storage main body 1 is pulled out from the outer case 2 in a state where the booklet 21 is stored in the booklet storage section 17, the rear end of the booklet 21 abuts on the projection 18 and the movement of the booklet 21 is hindered. The booklet 21 is held in the booklet storage 17.

In order to take out the booklet 21 from the booklet storage section 17, the rear end of the booklet 21 exposed from the first notch 19 and the second notch 20 is sandwiched between fingers, and the Pull out while pushing up. Then, the rear end of the booklet 21 rides over the protrusion 18 and the booklet 21 can be easily taken out.

As described above, in the disk storage case of the present embodiment, the disk storage body 1 can be easily taken out by pulling out the disk storage body 1 from the outer case 2, and the disk 6 can be detached from the disk storage body 1. When
Since the disk 6 is not excessively deformed, the disk 6 is not damaged. The booklet 21 is provided between the disk housing body 1 and the outer lower case 4.
Can be inserted directly from the outside of the disc storage case. The stored booklet 21 is a booklet pressing claw 22 of the disk storage body 1.
As a result, there is no danger of falling off. Further, since the movement of the booklet 21 is prevented by the projection 18 of the lower outer case 4, the booklet 21 does not come out of the booklet storage section 17 even if the disk storage body 1 is pulled out from the outer case 2. On the other hand, a part of the stored booklet 21 is exposed from the first notch 19 of the disk storage main body 1 and the second notch 20 of the outer lower case 4, so that the booklet 21 can be easily taken out with fingers. Is possible.

In this embodiment, the disc storage case for storing a booklet has been described. However, when a booklet is not required, the booklet storage section 17, the first notch 19 of the disk storage body 1, and the outer lower case 4 The configuration may be such that the second notch 20 and the booklet pressing claw 22 of the disk storage body 1 are not provided.

If the thickness of the booklet is substantially the same as the gap of the booklet storage section 17, the booklet pressing claw 2 of the disk storage body 1
A configuration without two may be adopted.

[0023]

The disk storage case according to the present invention comprises a disk storage body made of an elastic member having a disk fixing portion to which a disk can be attached and detached, a box-shaped outer case capable of storing and pulling out the disk storage body, and a disk. Storage body
In the center part, pull out from the outer case,
A through groove that passes through the material is formed,
It shrinks when pulled out of the package and the outer case
The locking projection has a width wider than the through groove of the
The protrusion is inserted into the through groove when the disk storage body is stored
And fix the disc to the disc storage body.
The disk can be taken out of the disk storage case without placing a load on the disk, and can be securely fixed and held when the disk is stored, so that a reliable storage case can be provided.

[0024] Further, a booklet storage portion for storing a booklet such as a manual is provided in the outer case, and the outer case is formed so that a part of the booklet is exposed when the booklet is stored in the booklet storage portion. In addition, by providing a cut portion in a part of the disk storage body, the booklet can be stored and taken out without opening the outer cover, and the operability is good.

Also, by providing a projection for holding the booklet at the end of the booklet storage section on the side where the booklet is taken out, the booklet can be held in the booklet storage section even when the disk storage body is pulled out of the outer case, thereby improving operability. Further improve.

Further, by providing a booklet pressing claw made of an elastic member for pressing and holding the booklet on the surface of the disk housing body on the booklet storage portion side, booklets having different thicknesses can be reliably held. Various kinds of discs can be handled in the case.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a disk storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing a disk storage state of the disk storage case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the disk storage case according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the disk is removed.

FIG. 4 is a main part plan view showing an engagement relationship between a disk storage main body and an outer case of the disk storage case according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the booklet storage state of the disk storage case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a conventional disk storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disk storage body 2 Exterior case 3 Exterior upper case 4 Exterior lower case 5 Opening 6 Disk 7 Center hole 8 Disk fixing part 9 Guide flange part 10 Through groove 11 Depression part 12 Guide groove 13 Guide inclined part 14 Press guide part 15 Stopper DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 Locking projection part 17 Booklet storage part 18 Projection part 19 1st notch 20 2nd notch 21 booklet 22 booklet pressing nail

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-2-1693 (JP, U) JP-A-59-185777 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 85/57 G11B 23/03

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A disk storage body made of an elastic member having a disk fixing member to which a disk can be attached and detached, and the disk storage body can be stored, and the disk storage body can be drawn out from an opening formed on a side surface. A box-shaped outer case, the disk storage body is pulled out from the outer case, and the engagement between the disk fixing portion and the disk is released or elastically deformed in a direction in which the disk is loosened. Do disk storage case
Wherein the disk fixing member and the center hole of the disk
It is composed of a cylindrical member made of an elastic
The drawer body draws out from the outer case in the center at the center
A through groove passing through the cylindrical member,
When the disk storage body is pulled out from the
A disk storage case, wherein a cylindrical member contracts . 2. The exterior case has a locking projection having a width wider than the through groove of the disk storage body. When the disk storage body is stored in the exterior case, the locking projection is inserted into the through groove. 2. The disk drive according to claim 1 , wherein the disk is inserted and fitted, and the disk is fixedly held in the disk storage body, and the disk storage body is fixedly held in the outer case.
Disc storage case as described. 3. A booklet storage portion for storing a booklet such as a manual in an outer case, wherein the outer case is configured such that a part of the booklet is exposed when the booklet is stored in the booklet storage portion. and disk storage case according to claim 1, characterized in that a cut portion in a part of the disc storage body. 4. A booklet holding portion is provided at an end of the booklet receiving side of the booklet accommodating portion, and the booklet is held in the booklet accommodating portion against an operation of pulling out a disk housing main body. The disk storage case according to claim 3, wherein 5. The disk storage case according to claim 4, wherein a booklet pressing claw made of an elastic member for pressing and holding the booklet is provided on a surface of the disk storage body on the booklet storage portion side.