JPH09315475A - Case for containing and displaying disk and its display method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable easy distinguishment of title labels, by widely forming an arranging face of a title label in a display case containing CD, MD, DVD, etc. SOLUTION: The bottom wall face 1 of a case body is used as the bottom wall. A shallow box-form space area is formed by two longer side wall faces 2 and two shorter side wall faces. The opposite side wall face to the hinged part of the shorter side wall face is bent at an obtuse angle against the bottom wall face 1 to form a wide wall face 3. A recess 6 is formed at the opposite side of the widened wall face 3 in the inside wall face of the longer side wall face 2 and a supporting projection 7 is formed at the inside wall face of the longer side wall face 5 of the cover 4 to fit in the recess 6 and form the hinge part. A recess 9 is provided at the outside face of the longer side wall face 2 of the case body and a projection 10 is formed at the inside wall face of the longer side wall face 5 of the cover to fit in the recess 9 when the cover is closed as a stopper by which the cover is not easily opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk storage / display case and a display method. For more information,
Compact disc (CD), mini disc (MD),
At stores that sell various discs such as digital video discs (DVDs), libraries that lend, and rental stores (hereinafter also referred to as “rental stores”),
A disk storage and display case that displays and displays a large number of cases that store CDs, MDs, DVDs, etc. in a limited space so that buyers and users can easily identify the target disk. , And the exhibition method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a lot of CDs, MDs, DVDs, etc. for sale and lending have been prepared in stores such as CDs, MDs, DVDs, libraries for lending them, and rental stores. Previously, empty cases were displayed and displayed in libraries and rental stores.
It was arranged and exhibited, and the user picked out the desired empty case from the display shelf, brought it to the counter, and borrowed it through the prescribed procedure. Here, the prescribed procedure is that the user brings an empty case to the counter, the attendant confirms the number recorded in the empty case, finds the corresponding disk from the storage shelf behind the counter, and the rental case Says the procedure for lending in. For these prescribed procedures, a part of the loan record can be done by computer using the bar code attached to the disc case, but further, the name on the loan book and the operation of returning the empty case to the original display shelf Depending on the time of day, it will be extremely busy at large libraries and large rental stores.

[0003] Since rental shops have longer business hours than libraries, the burden of personnel costs is heavy, and the key point of management is how efficiently a small number of people can rent out disks. Recently, in libraries and rental stores, in order to save labor and space, a crime prevention system for monitoring unauthorized take-out and a stock / lending management system are fully equipped, and a case containing a disk is directly displayed on the display shelf. , There are libraries and rental stores that let users find the case with the desired disc, bring it to the counter, and lend it through the lending procedure. The empty cases that are being rented out are arranged together in a storage rack at the back of the counter, and when the rented disks are returned, they are stored in the corresponding empty case and displayed again on the display rack.

In the latter method, the clerk can omit the work which is carried out by the conventional lending system, that is, the work of finding a disk case corresponding to an empty case from the storage rack at the back of the counter. Great labor savings can be achieved. In addition, when the user is fixed, create a magnetic card with the user's name, address, telephone number, etc., and use this magnetic card when coming back, saving labor for simple entry work. Can be planned.

However, even if the large number of discs displayed on the display rack are classified and arranged according to genres, it is extremely difficult for the purchaser and the user to find the desired disc among the large number of discs. . Especially CD, M
In the case of D, DVD, etc., the thickness of one case is smaller than that of a video tape case, so the characters on the title label that explain the contents of the case are small and therefore difficult to read, so the case of the target disk It has the disadvantage that finding out is not trivial.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a disc storage / display case in which the characters of a title label for explaining the contents of a disc such as a CD, MD, or DVD displayed on a display shelf can be easily seen. , And to provide a display method.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a box-shaped case body, a lid for closing the opening thereof, and a disk mounting body for accommodating a disk. In the case for exhibition, the case body and the lid can be opened and closed by a hinge portion formed by a concave portion provided on the outer side wall surface of the long side of the case body and a support protrusion provided on the inner side wall surface of the long side of the lid. Mounted in the box-shaped space area of the case body, the outer side of which substantially conforms to the contour of the disk, and the disc mounting body having the center holding element that passes through the central hole is fitted inside; , Characterized in that the side wall surface of the short side away from the hinge part is widened,
Provides a case for storing and displaying discs.

Further, in the second aspect of the invention, the widened short side wall surface of the case body is 95 with respect to the bottom wall surface of the case body.
When displaying a plurality of display cases selected in the range of up to 160 degrees on display shelves, the wide side wall surface of the short side is set as the front surface and the triangular column spacers or case guides are arranged on the flat surface of the shelf board. A method of displaying a case for storing and displaying a disk, which is characterized by the above.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below.
A case for storing and displaying a disk according to the present invention (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as “display case”) includes a case body, a lid that closes the opening thereof, and a disk mounting body. .

The case body is formed in a box-like shape with shallow sidewalls on four sides, and a disc mounting body on which a disc is placed is fitted in the space area, and the disc titles are attached to the two sidewalls on the short sides around the disc mounting body. Performs the function of displaying the label. The case body has a ratio of short side to long side of the plane of 1: 1.1 to 1.3.
It has a rectangular shape with a four-sided side wall and a shallow box shape. The two side wall surfaces (long side wall surfaces) on the long sides of the box have a space area in the center thereof. The bottom surface of the case body extends beyond the two long side wall surfaces of the facing lid and extends outward by an amount corresponding to the thickness of the side wall surface of the lid. In other words, the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall surface of the case body is made flush with the outside of the two long side wall surfaces of the lid when the lid is closed.

The lid of the shallow box-shaped case body is attached to the case body so as to be openable and closable in a hinge shape. When the box-shaped case body is closed, a slight gap is provided outside the two long side wall surfaces of the case body so that the two long side wall surfaces of the lid are located. It is not necessary for the lid to be box-shaped by providing side wall surfaces on its four circumferences, and it is not necessary to provide side walls on the short side portions. Recesses are provided outside the ends of the two long side wall surfaces of the case main body, and support protrusions protruding inside the long side wall surface of the lid corresponding to these recesses are provided.The hinge portions are formed by these recesses and the support protrusions. The case body and the lid can be opened and closed.

It is preferable to provide a stopper so that the case body is not easily opened when it is closed. The stopper is provided with shallow recesses at appropriate places on the outside of the two long side wall surfaces of the case main body, and projections at locations corresponding to the shallow recesses on the inside of the two long side wall surfaces of the lid, so that the stopper fits when the lid is closed. You just have to match. The lid may further be provided with a plurality of holding projections that project inward from the long side wall surface of the lid in parallel with the upper wall surface to hold detailed instructions for the disc. At this time, recesses are formed in the two long side wall surface portions of the case body corresponding to the plurality of protrusions and the corresponding portions of the disk mounting body described later, respectively, so that the retaining protrusions do not interfere with the closing of the lid. To do so.

In the display case according to the present invention, of the two short side wall surfaces (short side wall surfaces) of the case main body, the side wall surface separated from the hinge is the widened side wall surface. The widened side wall surface means that the area is wider than the side wall surface of the conventional case provided at right angles to the bottom wall surface of the case body. The short side wall surface is the surface on which the title label of the display case is placed.By widening this side wall surface, the characters on the title label placed here can be enlarged, making it easy for the purchaser and user to identify it. can do.

In order to make the short side wall surface a wide wall surface, (1) it is an inclined surface which is an obtuse angle with respect to the bottom wall surface of the case body (see FIG. 1 described later), and (2) the bottom wall surface of the case body is It is an arcuate surface with a narrow opening on the side of the case body (see Fig. 3 to be described later), or (3) a mountain shape in which the central portion in the length direction of the side wall surface of the short side of the case body projects outward. It is possible to use any of the above-mentioned angled surfaces (see FIG. 4 described later). Among the above (1) to (3), the inclined surface of (1) is preferable. When widening the wall surface by the inclined surface in (1) above, the angle of the short side wall surface with respect to the bottom wall surface of the case body is
It is preferable to select in the range of 95 to 160 degrees.

Inside the shallow box-shaped space area of the case body, a disk mounting body is fitted and fixed in position. The disc mount has a function of holding the disc in the gap in the central portion. The space of the disk mounting body is formed into a circular recess, and the diameter on the opening side is made slightly larger than the diameter of the bottom surface of the recess. In the portion corresponding to the gap provided in the long side wall surface of the case body of the circular recess, a gap having substantially the same width as the gap provided in the long side wall surface of the case body is provided.

The outer peripheral edge of the disc mounted on the disc mounting body extends to the outside of the gap of the disc mounting body, and reaches the gap portion provided on the long side wall surface of the case body. When the disc engaged with the cylindrical convex portion provided in the center of the disc mount is taken out from the engaged state and taken out, the disc can be held by the fingers of the hand from the outside of the gap. However, when closing the lid, it is necessary to prevent the long side wall surface of the lid from coming into contact with the outer peripheral edge of the disc.

The circular recess of the disk mount is formed on the circular wall formed by the opening and the bottom of the circular recess.
The outer peripheral edge of the disk contacts and holds the outer circumference of the disk.
The central portion of the circular recess of the disc carrier is provided with a disc center holding element that passes through the central hole of the disc.

The disc center retention element engages a hole provided in the center of the disc and serves to support the center of the disc. The disc center holding element is composed of a support surface provided in the central portion of the disc mount and a disc attachment / detachment portion connected to the support surface. The supporting surface is made slightly higher than the other parts of the circular recess, and supports the disk by contacting the surface of the disk where information is not recorded in the central part of the disk. The disk attachment / detachment portion has a function of enabling engagement / disengagement of the disk with the hole in the central portion thereof.

The disc attaching / detaching portion is a cylindrical convex portion which is connected to the supporting surface and projects into a circular recess, and a large number of cuts are formed on the upper surface of the convex portion toward the center hole. . The disc is accommodated in the disc mounting body in a state of being in contact with the support surface by engaging a hole in the central portion of the disc with a cylindrical convex portion. On the other hand, when removing the disc from the disc holder, the outer diameter of the cylindrical convex part is reduced by pressing the upper surface of the cylindrical convex part, so that the disc has a central hole. The engagement state with and is released, and it can be easily taken out.

When the disc mounting body is fitted into the case body, a printed matter such as a paper on which an image design related to the recorded contents of the disc and a manual sentence are printed can be sandwiched therebetween. The material of the case body is not particularly limited,
Transparent plastics are preferred and may be colorless or colored. The material of the lid is not particularly limited, and transparent plastic is preferable, and it may be colorless or colored. The material of the disc mounting body is not particularly limited, and plastic,
It can be manufactured from paper, a laminate of paper and plastic, etc., with plastic being preferred. In the case of plastic, it may be transparent or opaque, and may be colored.

In the case for storing and displaying a disk according to the present invention, the disk is mounted on the disk mounting body, the printed matter is sandwiched between the case body and the disk mounting body, and the cover is closed. If this disc is for sale, wrap the outer wall of the disc housing cover with a thin transparent film. When the disc is for lending, it is preferable in terms of crime prevention to equip the case body with a locking means that does not allow the lid to be easily opened so that the staff can open the lid by releasing the lock. As the locking means, it is preferable to select and use a locking means that matches the size of the case main body from commercially available locking means.

The display case according to the present invention can use a display rack having a normal structure when the wall surface whose short side wall surface is wide is mountain-shaped (see FIG. 4 described later). When the widened wall is an inclined surface (see FIG. 1 described later) or an arc surface (see FIG. 3 described later), if it is normally displayed on a display shelf of a normal structure, it may be adjacent depending on the viewing direction. The title label may not be visible at all because it is hidden in the case. For this reason, when a case having a wide wall surface with an inclined surface or an arcuate surface is displayed, the surface on which the title label is arranged is positioned in front of the display shelf and arranged so as to form a substantially flat surface.

In order to display an exhibition case having a wide wall with an inclined surface or an arcuate surface, triangles are provided at both ends of a plurality of exhibition cases to be exhibited on one shelf board in order to adjust the angles. Place column spacers or case guides. The case guide is a plate-shaped body provided with guide ribs at regular intervals and at a constant angle, and adjusts the exhibition position and the exhibition direction of the exhibition case. The plate-shaped body of the case guide preferably matches the width of the shelf plate, and the height of the guide rib may be several millimeters to several centimeters.

Both the triangular columnar spacer and the case guide are preferably manufactured by injection molding using plastic as a raw material, but may be manufactured by a metal plate, paper or the like. The case guide is made by bending a metal plate, attaching a guide rib to a plastic sheet,
It can be manufactured by Neither the triangular prism spacer nor the case guide need to be fixed to the display shelf,
It is preferably removable.

The case for storing and displaying a disk according to the present invention is as described above, and is a conventional CD, MD, D.
Since the layout surface of the title label and the like is wider than that of the case of VD or the like, it is easy for the purchaser and the user to find a desired disc from a large number of disc cases. At the store, the disc may be stored in the storage / display case, displayed on the display shelf, and the product brought by the purchaser to the counter may be sold as it is. The purchaser can use the storage / display case as is when organizing a plurality of discs personally.

When the disk to be stored in the storage / display case is for lending, the staff at the library, rental store, etc. can use the storage / display case brought by the user at the counter as a bar code, a magnetic card, etc. Lending procedure by utilizing, unlock this if equipped with locking means,
You can put the exhibition case in the lending container and lend it. When the rented disk is returned, it can be locked with locking means and then returned to the original display rack, so there is little space required and the return operation is easy.

[0027]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following examples unless it exceeds the gist. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a display case according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a disk carrier, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another example of the display case, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing another example, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an example of a conventional disk case, and FIG. 6 is a partial end view of a cross section in a state where a plurality of display cases shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an example of the case guide.

In FIG. 1, the bottom wall surface 1 of the case body serves as a bottom wall, and the two long side wall surfaces 2 and the two short side wall surfaces form a shallow box-shaped space area. A side wall surface that is a short side wall surface and is apart from the hinge portion has a wall surface 3 that is inclined and widened at an obtuse angle with respect to the bottom wall surface 1. At a position away from the wall surface 3 widened by the inner wall surface of the long side wall surface 2,
A support protrusion 7 is formed on the inner wall surface of the long side wall surface 5 of the lid 4 in the recess 6, and the support protrusion 7 is fitted into the recess 6 to form a hinge portion. A gap 8 is formed in the long side wall surface 2 so that the outer peripheral edge of the disk can be held by a finger. A recess 9 is further provided on the outer side surface of the long side wall surface 2 of the case main body, and a projection 10 is formed on the inner wall surface of the long side wall surface 5 of the lid, so that the projection 10 fits into the recess 9 when the lid is closed. However, it acts as a stopper that prevents the lid from being opened easily.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 20 is a disk mounting body, 21 is a circular recess, and the diameter of the opening side of the recess is larger than the diameter of the bottom surface of the recess, and is in the shape of a rib. A gap 22 having substantially the same width as the gap 8 is provided at a portion of the circular recess 21 corresponding to the gap 8 provided on the side wall surface of the long side of the case body. 23 is a disc center holding element, 24 is a supporting surface, 25 is a cylindrical convex portion, 26
Is a notch and 27 is a central hole.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of the display case, and the widened wall surface 33 has an arc shape. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the display case, and the widened wall surface 43 has a mountain shape. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an example of a conventional disk case.

FIG. 6 is a partial end view of a cross section of a plurality of display cases shown in FIG. 1 in which the wide wall surfaces are inclined surfaces are displayed on the display shelf 60, and both end portions of the plurality of display cases are shown. The example in which the triangular column spacer 61 is arranged to adjust the space at the end when a plurality of disk cases 62 are displayed is shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an example of the case guide 70. The case guide 70 is a flat plate 71 placed on a shelf plate of a display shelf and provided with guide ribs 72, and a trapezoidal display case between the guide ribs. When arranging, the inclined surface located on the front surface of the display shelf forms an angle forming a flat surface.

[0032]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention has the following special advantageous effects and its industrial utility value is extremely large. 1. In the case of storing and displaying a disc according to the present invention, since the title label arrangement surface is wide, the purchaser,
The user can easily identify the title label, which is convenient. 2. With the disc storage / display case according to the present invention, the user searches for the case containing the desired disc.
Labor saving can be achieved because it is not necessary for the staff to find it as in the past.

3. The case for storing and displaying a disc according to the present invention can directly display a case storing CDs, MDs, DVDs, etc. on a display shelf, and an empty case for rent can be arranged at the back of the counter. As you don't need two kinds of shelves for real case and empty case,
Space saving can be achieved. 4. According to the display method according to the second aspect of the present invention, by using the triangular prism spacer or the case guide, it is possible to position the widened wall surface on the front surface and to make it easier to see the wide title label placement surface. Moreover, since a normal display rack can be used, no special display rack is required.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a display case according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a disk mount.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of the display case.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the display case.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an example of a conventional disc case.

FIG. 6 is a partial end view of a cross section of the display case shown in FIG. 1 when a plurality of display cases are displayed on a display rack.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an example of a case guide.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Bottom wall surface of case body 2: Long side wall surface of case body 3, 33, 43: Widened wall surface 4: Lid 5: Long side wall surface of lid 4: 6: Recess 7: Supporting protrusion 8: Gap 9 : Recess 10: Protrusion 20: Disc mount 21: Circular recess 22: Gap 23: Disc center holding element 24: Support surface 25: Cylindrical convex portion 26: Notch 27: Center hole 60: Display rack 61 : Triangular column spacer 62: Disk case 70: Case guide 71: Flat plate 72: Guide rib

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped case body, a lid for closing the opening thereof, and a case for storing and displaying a disc, which comprises a disc mounting body, wherein the case body and the lid are outside the side wall surface of the long side of the case body. It is attached so as to be openable and closable by a hinge portion formed by a concave portion provided on the inside of the lid and a support protrusion provided inside the side wall surface of the long side of the lid. Is fitted to the inside, and the side wall surface of the short side apart from the hinge is widened. A case for storing and displaying discs. 2. The widened short side wall surface of the case body is an inclined surface formed by an obtuse angle with respect to the bottom wall surface of the case body, and the bottom wall surface of the case body is narrow and the side surface of the opening of the case body is widened. The disk storage and display case according to claim 1, wherein the disk-shaped storage / display case is either an arcuate surface or a mountain-shaped surface in which the center portion in the lengthwise direction of the short side wall surface projects outward. . 3. The disk storage and display case according to claim 2, wherein the widened short side wall surface is selected within a range of 95 to 160 degrees with respect to the bottom wall surface of the case body. 4. Displaying a plurality of display cases on the display shelf, wherein the wide side wall surfaces of the wide side of the case main body are selected within a range of 95 to 160 degrees with respect to the bottom wall surface of the case main body. A method of displaying a case for storing and displaying a disc, characterized in that a wide side wall of a short side is set as a front surface and a triangular column spacer or a case guide is arranged on a flat portion of a shelf board. 5. The storage and exhibition of a disc according to claim 4, wherein the case guide is a plate-like body provided with guide ribs which are spaced apart from the display case and slightly higher than other portions. How to display the case.