JP2000226093A - Disk cartridge storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To reduce the number of parts and facilitate assembly by integrally forming a holding portion for holding a disk cartridge in a storage position with a case main body. SOLUTION: A holding portion 31 is provided on the inner surface side of a side wall 14 and is engaged with an engagement concave portion 5 provided in the disk cartridge 1 to hold the disk cartridge 1 in a storage position.
And a case body having an upper surface side and a front side opened,
The case body 1 is closed so as to close the upper surface of the case body 11.
1 and a cover 12 coupled to the engaging portion 3 engaged with the engaging concave portion 5 of the disc cartridge 1.
2 and the engaging portion 32 provided integrally with the side wall 14 and provided at the distal end side.
Are elastically displaceable portions 33 provided in a cantilever state, and the elastically displaceable portions 33 are elastically displaced.
2 is disengaged from the engagement recess 5 of the disk cartridge 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage case for a disk cartridge storing a disk such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a magnetic disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A disk cartridge in which a disk-shaped recording medium such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a magnetic disk is housed in a cartridge body has a shutter which is inadvertently opened when not in use, such as during storage without being loaded into a recording and / or reproducing apparatus. When moved, the recording and / or playback opening is opened to prevent foreign matter such as dust from entering the inside. Also, when a large impact is applied, such as when the shutter is dropped, the shutter is damaged and used. It is stored in a storage case to prevent it from being disabled.

As a storage case for such a disk cartridge, one configured as shown in FIG. 24 is used. The storage case 101 shown in FIG. 24 is formed in a size enough to store a disk cartridge.
Upper half 102 and lower half 103 formed in a substantially flat plate shape
And a disk cartridge insertion / removal opening 104 is provided on the front side.

The upper half 102 is formed in the shape of a rectangular flat plate slightly larger than the plane of the disk cartridge.
2a, 102b and 102c are provided. Engagement pieces 105, 105 are provided on the outer surfaces of the pair of opposed rising walls 102a, 102b.

The lower half 103 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate slightly larger than the plane of the disk cartridge, and forms a storage section 106 for storing the disk cartridge. In addition, the lower half 103 is provided with rising walls 103 a and 103 around the periphery except for the front side constituting the insertion / removal opening 104.
b, 103c are provided. The pair of rising walls 103a and 103b facing each other have grooves 107,
107 is provided. Further, on the rear side of the pair of rising walls 103a, 103b of the lower half 103, a retaining portion is engaged with an engaging concave portion provided on a side surface portion substantially parallel to the insertion direction of the disk cartridge to hold the disk cartridge in the storage position. Parts 108 and 108 are attached.

[0006] The upper half 102 and the lower half 103 are formed by engaging the engagement pieces 105 and 105 of the upper half 102 with the lower half 103.
Are engaged by engaging with the groove portions 107, 107. Note that cutouts 109, 109 for gripping a part of the disk cartridge stored in the storage 106 are provided on the front side of the upper and lower halves 102, 103.

[0007] With respect to the storage case 101 thus configured, the disk cartridge has an insertion / removal opening 104 with one side serving as an insertion end into a recording and / or reproducing apparatus as an insertion end.
From the storage unit 106. When the disk cartridge is stored in the storage unit 106, the holding units 108, 10
8 engages with the engaging recesses of the disk cartridge and is held at the storage position. Further, the disk cartridge stored in the storage case 101 can be taken out of the storage section 106 by gripping a portion facing outward from the notches 109, 109.

[0008]

By the way, in the storage case 101 described above, the components are the upper half 102 and the lower half 1.
The lower half 103 is assembled with the holding part 108, and then the upper half 102 is assembled with the lower half 103. For this reason,
In the assembling apparatus of the storage case 101, the lower half 103
Therefore, an assembling mechanism for assembling the holding portion 108 on the back side of the device becomes necessary, which makes the entire device complicated and makes it difficult to reduce the size.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a novel structure in which a holding portion for holding a disk cartridge is formed integrally with a case main body at a storage position in the case main body, thereby reducing the number of parts and facilitating assembly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple storage case for a disk cartridge.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a storage case for a disk cartridge according to the present invention has a top main body and a front main body that are open and has a disk main body. And a lid coupled to the case body so as to close an upper surface of the case body and close an upper surface side of the case body. Here, the case main body is engaged with a bottom plate on which the disk cartridge is mounted, a pair of side walls provided on both sides of the bottom plate opposite to each other, and an engagement recess provided in the disk cartridge, and accommodates the disk cartridge. And a pair of holding portions that hold the position.
In addition, the lid body, a top plate that closes the upper surface side of the case body,
When the top plate closes the upper surface side of the case main body, it has a pair of side walls provided on both sides of the top plate so as to be substantially parallel to the side wall of the case main body. Here, the lid may be provided integrally with the case main body, or may be separate from the case main body.

The bottom plate of the case main body is provided with an abutting portion against which both corners on the insertion end side of the disk cartridge abut on the back side of the case main body for regulating the storage position of the disk cartridge. The bottom plate of the case body is provided with a protection portion for protecting the holding portion in the direction in which the guide wall extends.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A storage case for a disk cartridge to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage case 10 stores a disk cartridge 1 storing a disk such as an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the disk cartridge 1 housed in the housing case 10 has an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk,
A disk 3 serving as a recording medium such as a magnetic disk is rotatably housed. The cartridge body 2 has one side surface 2a on the upper and lower surfaces which is an insertion end to a recording and / or reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing the disk 3 from a substantially central portion.
An opening (not shown) for recording and / or reproduction is provided on the front surface 2b side orthogonal to. These records and / or
Alternatively, a part of the signal recording area of the disk 3 faces the radial direction from the opening for reproduction. On the front surface 2b side of the cartridge body 2, a shutter 4 for closing these recording and / or reproducing openings is movably attached. The shutter 4 opens an opening for recording and / or reproduction only when the disk cartridge 1 is loaded in a recording and / or reproducing apparatus, and foreign matter such as dust is contained in the cartridge body 2 when not in use. Prevents intrusion. On the lower surface side of the cartridge main body 2, a part of a loading mechanism on the recording and / or reproducing device side is provided on a front surface 2b and a rear surface 2c orthogonal to one side surface 2a serving as an insertion end into the recording and / or reproducing device. Engaging recesses 5 and 5 for engaging are provided. On the upper surface of the cartridge body 2, an insertion direction display section 6 for displaying the direction of insertion into the recording and / or reproducing apparatus is provided on one side 2a.

In the disk cartridge 1 constructed as described above, one side 2a perpendicular to the front surface 2b side of the cartridge body 2 to which the shutter 4 is attached, that is, one side 2a perpendicular to the direction of movement of the shutter 4, is used for recording and recording. And / or inserted into the playback device. Disk cartridge 1
Means recording and / or recording on the disk 3 of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus.
Or, when mounted on a recording / reproducing unit that performs reproduction, the shutter 4
Is moved along the front surface 2b to open an opening for recording and / or reproduction. And the cartridge body 2
The recording and / or reproduction is performed on the disk 3 stored in the recording medium by recording and / or reproducing means such as an optical pickup and a magnetic head.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a storage case 10 for storing the disk cartridge 1 has a case body 11 for storing the disk cartridge 1 and a cover for closing an open portion of the case body 11. A case body 11 and a lid body 12 are integrally formed,
The lid 12 is rotatably supported on the back side of the case body 11. The storage case 10 contains the disc cartridge 1
It is transparent or translucent and flexible so that the printed matter 7 which is formed to be almost the same size as the above and which can describe information related to the stored disk cartridge 1 and the disk 3 can be visually recognized. It is formed of a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the disk cartridge 1 is opened from the upper surface side of the case body 11 with the lid 12 opened.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 12 can be stored in the case main body 11 from the front side in a state where the upper surface side of the case main body 11 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the case main body 11 is formed to have substantially the same size as the main surface of the disk cartridge 1, and a pair of opposite sides of a bottom plate 13 on which the disk cartridge 1 is mounted. Side walls 14, 14 are formed upright, and a back wall 15 is formed upright on the back side orthogonal to both sides where these side walls 14, 14 are provided. The case body 11 includes a bottom plate 13 and side walls 14,
14 and the rear wall 15 constitute a storage unit 20 for storing the disk cartridge 1 whose top and front sides are open. Then, the disk cartridge 1 is inserted into the case body 11 from one side 2a as an insertion end from a place extending from the front side to the upper side.

As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the bottom plate 13 of the case body 11 has a disk cartridge inserted into the inner side of the side walls 14, 14 from the front side of the case body 11 substantially in parallel with the bottom plate 13. Guide walls 16, 16 for guiding 1
Are integrally formed. The guide walls 16, 16 have a gap 1 enough to insert the side walls 14, 14 and the side wall of the lid 12.
Are formed substantially parallel to the side walls 14, 14 via 7, 17;
Further, a holding portion 3 for holding a disk cartridge 1 described later from the front side to the back side of the case body 11 in a storage position.
1 and 31 are provided. Guide walls 16, 16
When the upper surface of the case body 11 is closed by the lid 12, it guides the disk cartridge 1 inserted with the one side surface 2 a as an insertion end, and when the disk cartridge 1 is stored in the storage section 20, The front surface 2b and the rear surface 2c of the disk cartridge 1 abut against each other, and function as a restricting portion that restricts the storage position of the disk cartridge 1.

The guide walls 16, 16 are connected to the side walls 14, 14 via a connecting portion 18 on the front surface of the case body 11. That is, the side walls 14, 14 and the guide wall 1
The gaps 17, 17 formed by the side walls 1, 6 are
The guide walls 16, 16 are connected to each other via a connecting portion 18 to form a substantially bag shape. Therefore, as shown in FIGS.
When the side wall of the lid 12 is inserted into the case 7 and 17, even if the position of the lid 12 is shifted, the side wall of the lid 12 projects from the front surface of the case body 11 toward the front side of the case body 11. And improves the feel of the front of the case body 11.

The side walls 14, 14 and the guide walls 16, 1
The side wall of the lid body 12 is inserted into the gap 17 formed between the lid body 6 and the base body 6. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the guide walls 16, 16 have cut-away portions on the front side of the case body 11 that face the side walls 14, 14 to form thin portions 16 a, 16 a. The gap 17 is formed between the thin portions 16a, 16a.
Side wall 1 on the front side of case main body 11 formed with
The space C ₁ formed by the guide walls 16, 16 is formed to be larger than the space C ₂ between the side walls 14, 14 on the rear side of the case body 11 and the guide walls 16, 16. As a result, the lid 1 inserted into the gap 17
Second sidewall 52, 52 when it is rotated during operation Figure 1 to open the upper surface of the case body 11 in the arrow D ₁ direction, the thin portion 1
6a, the 16a are formed region, it is possible to increase the amount of elastic displacement of the side wall of the lid 12, in Figure 1 the lid 12 so it is possible to easily pivot the operation of the arrow D ₁ direction can do.

The case body 1 of the guide walls 14, 14
As shown in FIG. 6, chamfers 19, 19 for smoothly inserting and removing the disc cartridge 1 are formed at the rear side end of the disk cartridge 1. Chamfer 19,1
9 is formed by chamfering the inner side of the rear end of the guide body 16, 16 on the back side of the case body 11 into a substantially arc shape. Thus, when the disk cartridge 1 is taken out of the storage section 20, the side edges of the shutter 4 are guided by the guide walls 16, 16.
Is not caught on the rear end of the case body 11 and is smoothly taken out of the storage section 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the bottom plate 13 has guide rails 2 for guiding the insertion and removal of the disc cartridge 1 along the base ends of the guide walls 16, 16. As shown in FIG.
2, 22 are formed. Guide rail portions 22, 22
As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface is formed so as to be flush with a support reference plane P for supporting the disk cartridge 1 stored in the storage portion 20, and the lower surface side of the front surface 2b and the rear surface 2c of the disk cartridge 1. It is in contact with the side edge. That is, the guide rail portions 22, 22 are
When the disk cartridge 1 is stored in the disk cartridge 1, it functions as a support for the disk cartridge 1. The guide rail portions 22, 22 are formed at the rear end of the case body 11 with inclined surface portions 22a, 22a inclined downward. The inclined surfaces 22a, 22a prevent the end of the shutter 4 from being caught on the ends of the guide rails 22, 22 when the disc cartridge 1 stored in the storage section 20 is taken out, and the disc cartridge 1 is taken out. The operation can be performed smoothly.

On the bottom plate 13 between the guide walls 16, 16,
A storage recess 23 in which the printed matter 7 is stored is formed.
The storage recess 23 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and stores printed matter 7 such as an index card. The storage recess 23 is formed by a recess formed in the bottom plate 13 and has side walls 14, 14.
Side edges substantially parallel to are formed by the guide rails 22,22. Here, the printed matter 7 is, for example, an index card on which information related to the information recorded on the disc 3 can be described, a booklet on which the title of the information recorded on the disc 3 or the lyrics of the music are printed. .

On the front side of the case main body 11, a plurality of locking portions for locking the printed matter 7 stored in the storage recess 23 are provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the bottom plate 13 is provided at the center of the front side edge of the storage recess 23,
A first locking portion 24 is provided, and second locking portions 25, 25 are provided at both front corners of the storage recess 23. These first and second locking portions 24, 25, 25
As shown in FIG. 7, a locking piece 26 for locking the printed matter 7,
And a slit 27 into which the printed matter 7 is inserted. The locking piece 26 is formed in a semicircular arc shape, and is formed to be flush with the support reference plane P as shown in FIG. The slit 27 is formed by the bottom surface of the storage recess 23 and the locking piece 26. The printed matter 7 is stored in the storage recess 23 and is stored in a state where the storage position is regulated by the side edges being locked by the first and second locking portions 24, 25, 25.

The printed matter 7 is stored in the storage recess 23 regardless of whether the disk cartridge 1 is inserted or removed. Print 7
Is provided below the support reference plane P of the disk cartridge 1 and does not come into contact with the main surface of the disk cartridge 1 when the disk cartridge 1 is inserted or removed. The main surface can be prevented from being damaged. The storage recess 23 has second locking portions 25, 25 at both ends on the front side.
Are formed. Therefore, even if the printed matter 7 is warped in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the disc cartridge 1, both ends of the printed matter 7 are prevented from contacting the disc cartridge 1, and the insertion direction of the printed matter 7 into the disc cartridge 1 is prevented. The side edge substantially parallel to the above is prevented from being deformed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the printed material 7 may be formed by chamfering a corner in an arc shape. Therefore, the second locking portion 2 for locking the corner portion of the printed matter 7
5 and 25 are formed larger than the first locking portion 24. In addition, the first and second locking portions 24,
25, 25, the disk cartridge 1
The first through-hole 28 that allows the air in the storage section 20 to escape when is stored in the storage section 20 is formed in a semicircular shape.

FIGS. 1 and 3 show side plates 14 and 14 respectively.
As shown in FIG. 6, holding portions 31, 31 for holding the disk cartridge 1 mounted on the bottom plate 13 at the storage position.
Is provided. The holding portions 31, 31 are provided on the side walls 14, 1
4 is provided on the back side of the case main body 11 so as to be elastically displaceable, and is provided so as to protrude inward of the case main body 11 from the guide walls 16, 16. Specifically, the holding unit 3
1 and 31 are integrally provided on the side walls 14 and 14, and are integrally provided on the side walls 14 and 14 with engaging portions 32 and 32 engaged with the engaging concave portions 5 and 5 of the disk cartridge 1.
Elastic displacement part 3 provided with engaging parts 32, 32 on the tip side
3,33. The engaging portions 32, 32 are formed in a semicircular shape so as to be able to engage with the engaging concave portions 5, 5 of the disk cartridge 1, and one ends thereof are connected to the elastic displacement portions 33, 33. The elastic displacement portions 33, 33
2,32 supports in a cantilever, moving the engaging portions 32 and 32 in FIGS. 3 and 6 adjacent spaced arrow D ₂ direction and opposite to the arrow D ₂ direction relative to the side walls 14, 14 by elastic deformation Let it. That is, the elastic displacement portions 33, 33
2 and 32 are elastically displaced by being pressed against one side surface 2a of the insertion end side of the disc cartridge 1, and the engaging portions 32 and 32 are displaced.
In FIG. 3 and FIG. 6 is moved in the arrow D ₂ direction.

The holding portions 31, 31 are provided with a predetermined gap 34 therebetween, as shown in FIG. The gap 34 is formed at an interval in which a booklet or the like on which information related to the information signal recorded on the disk 3 such as a lyrics card is printed in addition to the printed matter 7 described above. That is, the holding units 31 and 31
Is engaged with the engaging recesses 5 and 5, thereby holding the print portion 7 in the storage portion 20 and locking another printed material different from the printed material 7.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the disk cartridge 1 is stored in the storage case 10 at the position corresponding to the holding portions 31 of the bottom plate 13,
Second through holes 35, 35 for letting out the air inside are provided. The second through holes 35, 35 are formed in a semicircular shape from the side walls 14, 14 toward the inside of the bottom plate 13.

Then, the holding portions 31, 31 as described above
As shown in FIG. 6, is protected by protection portions 37, 37 formed on the guide walls 16, 16 near the holding portions 31, 31. Further, the holding portions 31, 31 are protected by protection walls 38, 38 erected on the bottom plate 13 on the rear wall 15 side. The protection walls 38, 38 are provided in the direction in which the guide walls 16, 16 extend. The protection portions 37 and 37 and the protection walls 38 and 38 prevent the disc cartridge 1 stored in the storage portion 20 from being displaced, and prevent the holding portions 31 and 31 from being disengaged from the engagement recesses 5 and 5 of the disk cartridge 1. To prevent the disc cartridge 1 from being held.
To prevent it from being maintained in a state of being elastically displaced by being pressed.

As shown in FIG. 6, chamfered portions 40, 4 for smoothly inserting the disc cartridge 1 are provided at inner ends of the protection walls 38, 38 on the holding portions 31, 31 side.
0 is formed. The chamfered parts 40, 40
8, 38 are formed by chamfering the inner ends of the holding portions 31, 31 in a substantially arc shape. Thus, when the disc cartridge 1 is inserted into the storage section 20, the side edge of the shutter 4 is smoothly stored in the storage section 20 without being caught by the protection walls 38, 38.

As shown in FIG. 6, the disk cartridge 1 housed in the housing 20 is
Butting portions 39, 39 against which a corner portion on one side surface 2a, which is an insertion end, is provided. The abutting portions 39, 39 are provided near the corners formed by the side walls 14, 14, and the back wall 15, and are formed in a substantially arc shape corresponding to the shape of the corner on the insertion end side of the disk cartridge 1. ing. The abutting portions 39, 39 are formed such that the base end of the bottom plate 13 is thicker than the distal end in order to secure mechanical strength. The butting portions 39, 39 are, for example, the storage case 1 in which the disk cartridge 1 is stored.
Even when a strong impact is applied, such as when the 0 is dropped, the storage position of the disk cartridge 1 is prevented from shifting.

Also, the side walls 14, 14 are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of first engagement projections 41, 41 are provided on the inner surface side facing the guide walls 16, 16 to hold the lid 12 in a state where the upper surface of the case body 11 is closed. When the lid 12 closes the upper surface side of the case main body 11, the first engagement protrusions 41, 41 engage with second engagement protrusions 53, 53 on the lid 12 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the bottom plate 13 has a notch for pull-out operation on the front side of the case body 11 so that a part of the side facing the one side surface 2a of the disc cartridge 1 faces outward. A part 42 is provided. Storage unit 20
The disk cartridge 1 stored in the storage portion 2 is gripped by the portion facing outward from the drawer operation notch 42 and the drawer operation notch 57 on the lid 12 side.
Pulled from zero. Also, the case body 11 of the bottom plate 13
As shown in FIG. 9, an inclined surface portion 43 is formed so as to gradually become thinner toward the side edge in a region where the notch 42 for pull-out operation is not provided on the front side. The case body 11 forms an insertion opening 44 for the disk cartridge 1 together with the lid 12 on the front side. Inclined surface part 4
3 is formed to be thinner toward the side edge, so that the insertion / removal opening 44 is enlarged and the storage portion 2 of the disc cartridge 1 is formed.
0 can be easily inserted. Further, on the outer surface of the bottom plate 13, as shown in FIG. 3, a seal sticking portion 45 for sticking a seal body on which a display related to an information signal recorded on the disc 3 is displayed is provided. . The seal sticking portion 45 is formed larger on the outer surface of the bottom plate 13 by forming the drawer operation cutout portion 42 smaller than the drawer operation cutout portion of the top plate 51 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the case main body 11 locks the guide rails 22, 22, which guide the insertion and removal of the disk cartridge 1, and the printed matter 7 stored in the storage recess 23, as shown in FIGS. First and second locking portions 2
The support reference surface P of the disk cartridge 1 is constituted by the locking pieces 26 constituting the disc cartridges 4, 25, 25 and the base end side of the inclined surface portion 43. When the disc cartridge 1 is stored in the storage section 20, it is supported by the guide rails 22, 22 and the locking pieces 26. Since the disc cartridge 1 stored in the storage section 20 is supported and stored at a position one step higher than the printed material 7 stored in the storage recess 23, the disk cartridge 1 may come into contact with the printed material 7 stored in the storage recess 23. Absent. Therefore, the disc cartridge 1 and the printed matter 7 are prevented from contacting each other and being damaged when the disc cartridge 1 is inserted or removed. Further, when performing the insertion / removal operation of the disk cartridge 1, it is possible to prevent the side edge of the shutter member 4 from being caught by the step formed by the storage recess 23 that stores the printed matter 8,
The operation of inserting and removing the disk cartridge 1 can be performed smoothly.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 10, the lid 12 is integrally formed on the rear wall 15 of the case body 11, and is rotatably supported via a hinge 47. You. As shown in FIG. 10, the hinge portion 47 that rotatably supports the lid 12 on the rear wall 15 has a substantially 45 ° inclined surface formed by chamfering an inner corner portion at the tip of the rear wall 15. When the inner corner portion is chamfered at the base end of the top plate 51 on the side of the lid 12 to form an approximately 45 ° inclined surface, when the lid 12 closes the upper surface of the case main body 11, the case main body is closed. 11 is formed so that the front end of the back wall of the cover 11 and the base end of the top plate 51 of the lid 12 can abut against each other. The front end of the rear wall 15 of the case main body 11 is rotatable with respect to the lid 12 via a linear thin portion 48 provided between the base 12 and the top plate 51 of the lid 12. I support it. The thin portion 48 is formed by connecting the lid 12 to the case body 1.
It has such a thickness that it can be rotatably supported with respect to 1.
The case body 11 and the lid 12 are integrally formed by a molding die via the hinge portion 48.

As shown in FIG. 11, both ends of the thin portion 48 are formed through notches 48a so that the rear wall 15 of the case body 11 and the side walls 52, 52 of the top plate 51 are slightly separated from each other. Have been. The notch portion 48a is provided to secure the mechanical strength of a molding die forming the hinge portion 47 when the storage case 10 is formed. The thin portions 48 forming the cutouts 48a are provided at both ends of the thin portions 48.
An inclined surface portion 49 inclined toward the side wall of the lid 12,
49 are formed.

The hinge portion 47 supports the lid 12 rotatably with respect to the case body 11 by the thin portion 48. As shown in FIG. 12, when the lid closes the upper surface of the case main body 11, the hinge 47 has an inclined surface 49,
Since the 49 is provided, a smooth inclined surface is formed at both ends of the thin portion 48. Therefore, even when a finger or the like comes into contact with the hinge portion 47, the finger is not caught and the usability can be improved.

The lid 12 rotatably supported on the case main body 11 by the hinge portion 47 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG.
Side walls 52, 52 are integrally formed so as to hang down slightly inward from both ends of the first side. The side walls 52, 52 are
2 closes the upper surface of the case body 11, the case body 1
1 between the side walls 14, 14 and the guide walls 16, 16
7 is inserted.

The side walls 52, 52 are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lid body 12 is
Are provided with a plurality of second engagement projections 53 for maintaining a state in which the upper surface is closed. Second engagement projection 5
When the upper surface of the case body 11 is closed, the first engagement protrusions 41, 4 provided on the inner surfaces of the side walls 14, 14 are provided.
1 is engaged. Even when the side walls 52, 52 are deformed by heat or the like, when they are inserted into the gap 17 between the side walls 14, 14 of the case body 11 and the guide walls 16, 16,
It is regulated by the guide walls 16,16. Therefore, the second engagement protrusions 53 are securely engaged with the first engagement protrusions 41 on the case body 11 side. In addition, the engagement force with the first engagement protrusions 41 can be adjusted by changing the length of the second engagement protrusions 53.

Also, the side walls 52, 52 are provided with the structure shown in FIGS.
As shown in (2), when the lid 12 is rotated between the second engagement projections 53 and 53 in a direction to open the upper surface side of the case body 11, the inclination is prevented from being excessively inclined. Protrusions 54, 54 are provided. Inclination prevention protrusions 54, 54
As shown in FIG. 8, in the height direction of the side walls 52, 52,
It is provided from the base end of the side walls 52, 52 to the front end,
The projections are formed so as to have the same amount of protrusion from the side walls 52. As shown in FIG. 8, each of the inclination preventing protrusions 54, 54 has a tip portion formed in a substantially arc shape, and the inclination portion 54 has a smaller protrusion amount toward the tip end side.
a, 54a. Inclination prevention protrusions 54, 54
Since the front end portion is formed in a substantially arc shape and the inclined portions 54a, 54a are formed on the front end side, the lid 1
When the rotating member 2 is rotated in the direction to close the storage portion 20, the side walls 52, 52 easily enter the gap 17 formed by the side walls 14, 14 on the side of the case body 11 and the guide walls 16, 16. .

The inclination preventing protrusions 54, 54 as described above are
As shown in FIG. 14, when the cover 12 is rotated in a direction to open the upper surface side of the case main body 11, the case main body 11 is rotated.
By contacting the side walls 14, 14, the side walls 52, 52 of the lid 12 are prevented from tilting, and the opening operation of the lid 12 can be performed smoothly. When the lid 12 is opened, the tilt preventing projections 54 are slightly tilted.
3, the second engaging protrusions 53, 53 are formed so as to have the same protrusion amount as that of the side wall 14,
14 is prevented from engaging with the inside corner portion of the cover body 12.
Can be smoothly rotated.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the top plate 51 is formed with guide rail portions 55, 55 for guiding the insertion and removal of the disk cartridge 1 along the side walls 52, 52. The guide rail portions 55 are formed thicker than other regions of the top plate 51, and the case main body 11 described above is formed.
It is provided at a position facing the guide rail portions 22 provided on the side. The guide rails 55, 55
The disc cartridge 1 is in contact with side edges of the front surface 2b and the rear surface 2c.

On the side walls 52, 52, as shown in FIG.
Notches 56, 56 are provided on the hinge 47 side.
The notch portions 56 serve as escape portions that prevent the holding portions 31 from colliding with the side walls 52 when the lid 12 closes the upper surface of the case body 11. In addition, on the front side of the top plate 51, there is provided a notch 57 for pull-out operation which exposes a part of the side facing the one side surface 2a of the disk cartridge 1 outward. This drawer operation notch 57
Is formed larger than the notch 42 for pull-out operation provided in the bottom plate 13. When the disk cartridge 1 is taken out of the storage case 10, a part of the side facing the one side surface 2a of the disk cartridge 1 exposed outward from the pullout operation notches 42 and 57 is gripped, and Pulled out from 20.

On the front side of the top plate 51, as shown in FIG. 2, a display section 58 for displaying the insertion direction of the disk cartridge 1 is provided. For example, when the storage case 10 is formed, the display unit 58 stamps an indication such as an arrow indicating the insertion direction of the disc cartridge 1 and prints an indication such as an arrow indicating the insertion direction of the disc cartridge 1. Provided. The storage case 10 is provided with the display unit 58 so that the user can easily recognize the insertion direction of the disk cartridge 1. Further, the storage case 10 can easily perform the insertion operation of the disk cartridge 1 by matching the directions indicated by the insertion direction display section 6 and the display section 58 of the disk cartridge 1.

The storage case 10 thus configured is
Using one molding die, the case body 11 and the lid 12 are integrally molded. This molding die is used for the case body 11.
, A lid forming part for forming the lid, and a hinge forming part for forming the hinge part 47 thinner than the case body 11 and the lid 12 so as to form one cavity. Is done. The storage case 10 is formed with the bottom plate 13 of the case body 11 and the top plate 51 of the lid 12 being substantially parallel. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage case 10 formed with the lid 12 having the upper surface of the case main body 11 opened is used to close the lid 12 on the upper surface of the case main body 11 in the direction of arrow D _{1 in} FIG. 1. To rotate the lid 1
The two side walls 52, 52 are connected to the side walls 14, 14 of the case body 11.
13 into the gap 17 between the guide walls 16 and 16 and
As shown in (1), the first engagement protrusions 41, 41 are assembled by engaging the second engagement protrusions 53, 53. Then, the insertion case 44 of the disk cartridge 1 is formed on the front side of the assembled storage case 10.

Next, the storage case 1 thus configured
How to use 0 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the disk cartridge 1 can be stored in the storage section 20 in a state where the upper surface of the case body 11 is opened by the lid 12, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the disk cartridge 1 can be stored in the storage section 20 from the front side of the case main body 11 with the lid 12 closing the upper surface side of the case main body 11.

First, the upper surface of the case body 11 is
A method of storing the disk cartridge 1 in the storage portion 20 in a state where the disk cartridge 1 is opened as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. Disk cartridge 1 from the place from the top side to the front side
The side wall 2a of the bottom wall 13 of the bottom plate 13 of the case body 11
It is inserted so as to abut against the abutting portion 39 provided on the side, and is placed on the bottom plate 13. At this time, the holding recesses 31,
31 are engaged.

[0048] When the disc cartridge 1 is placed on the bottom plate 13, then the lid 12 is operated to rotate in FIG. 1 for closing the upper surface of the case body 11 opposite to the arrow D ₁ direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the side walls 52, 52 of the lid 12 enter the gap 17 between the side walls 14, 14 of the case main body 11 and the guide walls 16, 16, and the first engagement on the case main body 11 side. Mating projections 41, 41 and second engagement projections 53 on lid 12 side.
The upper surface of the case main body 11 is closed by the top plate 51 of the lid 12 by the engagement with 53. Thereby, the disk cartridge 1 is stored in the storage case 10 as shown in FIG.

The printed matter 7 can be stored in the storage recess 23 with the lid 12 opening the upper surface of the case body 11. That is, before the disc cartridge 1 is placed on the bottom plate 13 of the case main body 11, the printed matter 7 is placed in the storage recess 23 and locked by the first and second locking portions 24, 25, 25. As a result, it is stored in the storage recess 23. At this time, even when the printed matter 7 is warped in a natural state, the first locking portion 24 is provided at the center of the front side edge of the storage recess 23, and both front sides of the storage recess 23 are provided. Since the second locking portions 25, 25 are provided at the corner portions and are locked by the first and second locking portions 24, 25, 25, the storage concave portion 2 is warped in a corrected state.
3, so that the corner portion is prevented from contacting the disk cartridge 1 and being damaged. After this,
As described above, the disk cartridge 1 is placed on the bottom plate 13 and the lid 12 is rotated, whereby the disk cartridge 1 is stored.

A method of storing the disk cartridge 1 in the storage section 20 from the front side of the case main body 11 with the lid 12 closing the upper surface side of the case main body 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. In the storage case 10 in which the upper surface of the disk cartridge 11 is closed by the lid 12, the disk cartridge 1 can be inserted through the opening 44 by using the same side 2 a as the insertion end of the disk cartridge 1 into the recording and / or reproducing apparatus. 2 is inserted operated in the arrow D ₃ direction. Then, the engaging portions 32 constituting the holding portions 31, 31,
When the disc 32 is pressed against the one side surface 2a of the disc cartridge 1, the elastic displacement parts 33, 33 are elastically deformed, and the engaging parts 32, 32 are engaged with the engaging concave parts 5, 5. As a result, the disk cartridge 1 is held in a state of being stored in the storage section 20, as shown in FIG. At the same time, both corners on one side 2a of the disc cartridge 1 are abutted against the abutting portions 39, 39.

The disk cartridge 1 is positioned at an arrow D _{3 in} FIG.
When the disc cartridge 1 is inserted in the
Is inserted into the storage section 20 while being guided by the guide rails 22 and 22 on the case body 11 side and the guide rails 55 and 55 on the lid 12 side. In addition, the storage case 10
Since the lid 12 closes the upper surface of the case body 11, the storage unit 20 is configured as a closed space.
Since the first and second through holes 28 and 35 are formed, compressed air when the disk cartridge 1 is stored in the storage unit 20 is compressed by the first and second through holes 28 and 35.
The disc cartridge 1 can be easily inserted when the disc cartridge 1 is released.

The protection walls 38 of the bottom plate 13 are provided with chamfers 40, 40 at the inner ends thereof on the holding portions 31, 31 side.
Is provided. Therefore, when the disk cartridge 1 is taken out of the storage section 20, the side edge of the shutter 4 is caught, and the disk cartridge 1 can be stored in the storage section 20 without hindering the operation of taking out the disk cartridge 1. Furthermore, the case body 1 that the insertion / removal opening 44 comprises
As shown in FIG. 9, the front surface side of the disk drive 1 has an inclined surface portion 43 formed so as to gradually become thinner toward the side edge side, so that the insertion / removal opening 44 becomes large, so that the insertion operation of the disk cartridge 1 can be performed. It can be done easily.

[0053] disk cartridge 1 housed in the housing case 10 as described above, FIG. 1 in position regulation of the arrow D ₁ direction is an insertion direction of the disk cartridge 1 is, the corner portion of one side surface 2a of the disk cartridge 1 Is the bottom plate 1
The position of the disc cartridge 1 in the direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion is regulated by the front walls 2 b and the rear surface 2 c of the guide walls 16, 16. It is stored by being brought into contact with the. Therefore, even if the storage case 10 is dropped and the impact is applied, for example, the storage position of the disk cartridge 1 is prevented from being shifted.

The case body has holding portions 31, 31.
Are provided with protective portions 37 and 37 and protective walls 38 and 38 for protecting the power supply. Therefore, the disc cartridge 1 stored in the storage section 20 is prevented from being shifted in the storage position by the protection sections 37, 37 and the protection walls 38, 38, and the holding section 3
1 and 31 are prevented from being disengaged from the engaging concave portions 5 and 5 of the disk cartridge 1. The protection portions 37, 37 and the protection walls 38, 38 prevent the holding portions 31, 31 from being maintained in a state of being elastically displaced by being pressed by the disk cartridge 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the upper side of the case main body 11 is closed, the side walls 52, 52 of the lid 12 are connected to the side walls 14, 14 of the case main body 11 and the guide wall. Since the gap 17 is formed in a bag shape by the connecting portion 18, even when the lid 12 is displaced, the side walls 52, 52 of the lid 12 are inserted. Is the case body 11
Of the case main body 11 is improved. As shown in FIG. 12, the hinge portion 47 of the storage case 10 has an inclined surface portion 49,
Because of the provision of 49, even when a finger or the like comes into contact, the finger is not caught and the feeling of use is improved.

When the disk cartridge 1 is taken out of the storage case 10, as shown in FIG. 2, one side of the disk cartridge 1 facing the side surface 2a of the disk cartridge 1 exposed through the notch portions 42 and 57 for pull-out operation. part gripped and can be taken out by a drawer operated opposite to the arrow D ₃ direction in FIG. At this time, the holding parts 31, 31
The elastic displacement portions 33, 33 are elastically displaced by being pressed against the side edges of the engagement recesses 5, 5, and the engagement recesses 5, 5 and the engagement portions 3
The engaged state of the disc cartridges 2 and 32 is released, and the disc cartridge 1 is pulled out of the storage case 10. Also at this time, the disk cartridge 1 is guided by the guide rails 22, 22 on the case body 11 side and the guide rails 55, 55 on the lid 12, and is taken out of the storage section 20.

As shown in FIG. 6, the end of the guide walls 14, 14 on the rear side of the case body 11 is
9 and 19 are formed. Therefore, when the disc cartridge 1 is taken out of the storage section 20, the side edge of the shutter 4 does not catch on the rear end of the guide wall 17, 17 on the rear side of the case body 11, and the disk cartridge 1 can be taken out of the storage section 20 smoothly. it can.

Also, the disk cartridge 1 has a cover 1
2 is rotated in a direction away from the case main body 11 to open the upper surface side of the case main body 11, whereby the storage case 1 is opened.
It can be taken out from 0. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, the lid 12 is separated from the case body 11 as shown in FIG.
The middle arrow D ₁ direction is rotational operation. At this time, the lid 12
Is rotated from the vicinity of the side walls 52, 52. Then, the state of engagement between the second engagement protrusions 53 on the lid body 12 and the first engagement protrusions 41 on the case body 11 is released.

At this time, the side walls 52, 52 of the lid 12
As shown in FIG. 14, it is slightly bent inward.
On the side walls 52, 52 of the lid 12, tilt preventing projections 54, 5 are provided.
4, the second engagement projections 53, 5
3 is prevented from being engaged with the inner corners of the side walls 14 and 14 of the case body 11, and the lid 12 can be smoothly rotated. Further, as shown in FIG.
The side wall of the lid body 12 inserted into the thin section 16a, 16a, 16
In the region where a is formed, the amount of elastic displacement of the side wall of the lid 12 can be increased, and the arrow D in FIG.
A rotation operation in _one direction can be easily performed.

The storage case 10 for the disk cartridge 1 configured as described above has the holding portions 31, 31 for holding the disk cartridge 1 in the storage position in the case body 11.
Are integrally formed, so that the number of parts can be reduced. In addition, the storage case 10 includes the lid 1
2 closes the upper surface side of the case body 11,
The insertion / removal operation of the disk cartridge 1 can be performed through the insertion / removal opening 44 on the front side of the case body 11.
2 with the upper surface side of the case body 11 open
Since the operation of inserting and removing the disk cartridge 1 can be performed from a position extending from the front surface to the upper surface of the case body 11, the usability can be improved. In addition, the storage case 10 can be easily formed and assembled because the case body 11 and the lid 12 are integrally formed by using one molding die and the number of parts is one. The assembly device can be simplified. Furthermore, since the storage case 10 has the same side 2a as the insertion end of the disk cartridge 1 inserted into the recording and / or reproducing device, the insertion end is prevented from being mistaken when the disk cartridge 1 is stored. it can.

The storage case 10 described here is
Although the guide walls 16 for guiding the insertion and removal of the disk cartridge 1 are provided in the case body 11, the guide walls 16 are not necessarily provided in the present invention. If the guide walls 16 are not provided, the lid 12
The side walls 52, 52 may have the function of the guide walls 16, 16.

Next, the storage case 60 of the disk cartridge 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The storage case 60 is characterized in that the bottom plate member forming the case main body and the top plate member forming the lid are formed as separate members. Note that the disc cartridge used for the storage case 60 is the same as the storage case 10 described above, so the details are omitted.

The disk cartridge storage case 60 for storing the disk cartridge 1 when not used in a recording and / or reproducing apparatus when not in use is provided with a bottom plate having an open front and upper side for storing the disk cartridge 1. It comprises a member 61 and a top plate member 62 for closing the upper surface side of the bottom plate member 61.

The bottom plate member 61 constituting the case body has a top plate member 62 and a bottom plate 63 having a shape and an outer diameter dimension substantially equal to those of the main surface and the outer diameter of the disk cartridge 1.
And molded using a molding method such as injection molding using a synthetic resin material having good heat resistance such as an ABS resin or a polycarbonate resin.

The bottom plate member 61 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 9, a pair of side walls 64, 64 are integrally formed from opposite side edges of the bottom plate 63, and a rear wall 65 is integrally formed on the rear side edge. The side walls 64, 64 and the rear wall 65 are integrally formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 63 excluding the front surface of the bottom plate member 61 so as to form a substantially U-shaped wall around the circumference.
Upper edge protrusions 66, 66 are formed on the pair of side walls 64, 64 so as to form a step at an outer portion on the upper edge side.

On the inner surfaces of the pair of side walls 64, 64, engaging recesses 67, 67 having a height substantially equal to the height of the engaging ridge provided on the top plate member 62 are provided from the front side to the rear side. , Respectively. Side wall 6 of bottom plate member 61
As shown in FIG. 18, the upper edge projections 66, 6
6 and the engaging recesses 67, 67 are formed in a substantially crank-shaped cross section. Engaging grooves 68, 68 are formed in the side walls 64, 64 so that a part of the engaging recesses 67, 67 is widened in the height direction, located on the front side of the inner surface.

A U-shaped engaging portion 69 is formed on the rear wall 65 so as to protrude inward. The inner dimension of the horizontally long rectangular concave portion 71 formed by the engaging portion 69 is substantially equal to the outer dimension of the engaging ridge formed on the rear wall of the top plate member 62. Note that the bottom plate 63 has steps 63a, 63b, 63 at positions on both sides on the upper surface side and positions on the rear side.
c is formed. These steps 63a, 63b, 63
c is formed with a slight height. These steps 63 a, 63 b, 63 c function as supporting portions of the disk cartridge 1 when the disk cartridge 1 is stored in the storage case 60, and prevent the disk cartridge 1 from contacting the center of the bottom plate 63. .

A substantially arc-shaped notch 72 is provided at the front side edge of the bottom plate 63. The notch 72 is provided together with the notch provided on the front side of the top plate member 62 together with the storage case 6.
The rear end of the disc cartridge 1 housed in the disc cartridge 0 faces outward.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 22, the pair of side walls 64, 64 have holding portions 73, 7 for holding the disk cartridge 1 at the storage position on the back wall 65 side.
3 are integrally formed. The holding portions 73, 73 are provided integrally with the side walls 64, 64 and engage with the engagement portions 74, 74 engaged with the engagement recesses 5, 5 of the disk cartridge 1.
The engaging portions 7 are integrally provided on the side walls 64, 64, and
4 and 74 are provided. The engaging portions 74, 74 are formed in a semicircular shape so as to be able to engage with the engaging concave portions 5, 5 of the disk cartridge 1, and one ends thereof are supported by the elastic displacement portions 75, 75 in a cantilever manner. The elastic displacement portions 75, 75 support the engaging portions 74, 74 in a cantilever manner, and elastically displace the engaging portions 74, 74.
In Figure 22 toward and away from the 74 to the side wall 64, 64 is moved in the arrow D ₄ direction. That is, the elastic displacement portions 75,
75 is elastically displaced when the engaging portions 74, 74 are pressed against the one side surface 2a on the insertion end side of the disk cartridge 1,
Moving the engaging portion 74, 74 in FIG. 22 in the arrow D ₄ direction.

As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the top plate member 62 constituting the lid has a top plate 77 having a shape and an outer diameter substantially equal to the shape and the outer diameter of the main surface of the disk cartridge 1. . The top plate member 62 is formed by molding a transparent synthetic resin material such as acrylic resin, ABS resin, polycarbonate, or polystyrene using a molding method such as injection molding.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the top plate member 62 is formed so that a pair of mutually parallel side walls 78, 78 stand integrally from the top plate 77 on both side edges on the lower surface side of the top plate 77, respectively. In addition, a rear wall 79 is formed on the rear side so as to stand up from the top plate 77 integrally.
The side walls 78, 78 and the rear wall 79 are formed so as to form a U-shaped wall around the lower surface of the top plate 77 excluding the front surface. On the back wall 79 side of the side walls 78, 78, notches 81, 81 in the height direction are provided, respectively. These notches 81 are formed so that the holding portion 73 holding the disc cartridge 1 at the storage position faces inward.

The side walls 78, 78 and the rear wall 7
As shown in FIG. 15, 9 has a height H substantially equal to the thickness T of the disk cartridge 1 and is formed at an inner position spaced from the side edge by the thickness of the plate. As shown in FIG. 16, the engaging ridges 8 are formed on the outer side surfaces of the side walls 78, 78 so as to face the top plate 77.
2 and 82 are integrally formed. Similarly, on the outer side surface of the rear wall 79, an engagement ridge 83 is integrally formed from a substantially central portion in the width direction toward both sides.

The engaging ridges 82 are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cutouts 81, 81 on the rear side from the front side of the side walls 78, 78 are formed to protrude on the outer side surfaces of the side walls 78, 78, respectively. Tapered portions 82a, 82a are provided on the rear end side of the engaging projections 82, 82 so that the projecting dimensions thereof become gradually smaller. The tapered portions 82a, 82a provided on the rear end side of the engaging projections 82, 82 are formed by the bottom plate member 61 and the top plate member 6 respectively.
A guide action is provided when combining the two.

As shown in FIG. 21, locking projections 84 are provided on the outer side surfaces of the side walls 78, 78 on the front side thereof and between the top plate 77 and the engaging projections 82, 82. , 84 are integrally formed. These locking projections 84, 84 have a slightly smaller projection amount than each of the engagement projections 82, 82,
It is formed in a substantially wedge shape in which the front end surface is substantially vertical and the amount of protrusion gradually decreases toward the rear surface. A substantially arc-shaped notch 85 is provided on the front side of the top plate 77. As shown in FIG. 23, the arc-shaped notch 85 allows the rear end portion of the disk cartridge 1 stored in the storage case 60 to face outward.

Storage case 60 for disk cartridge 1
Is assembled by combining and combining the bottom plate member 61 and the top plate member 62 as described above. That is, in a state where the top plate member 62 is positioned in front of the bottom plate member 61, the rear side ends of the engagement protrusions 82, 82 of the top plate member 62 are engaged with the engagement recesses 67, 67 of the bottom plate member 61. The top plate member 62 is pushed into the bottom plate member 61 by being fitted into the opening side. In the top plate member 62, the locking projections 84, 84 abut against the opening edges of the engagement recesses 67, 67 of the bottom plate member 61. As described above, since the side ends of the locking projections 84, 84 are formed on the inclined surfaces, the side walls 64, 64 of the bottom plate member 61 are pushed and spread as the top plate member 62 is still strongly pressed. To enter.

The top plate member 62 is connected to the back wall 79 by the bottom plate member 6.
1 until it comes into contact with the rear wall 65, thereby engaging the ridge 83 provided on the rear wall 79 of the top plate member 62.
The engaging portion 69 provided on the rear wall 65 of the bottom plate member 61 is relatively engaged. The locking projections 84, 84 and the side walls 64, 6
4 engages with the engaging groove 68. Thereby, the top plate member 62 and the bottom plate member 61 are respectively connected to the top plate 7.
7 is assembled so that both side edges and the rear surface of the bottom plate 63 are joined to each other, and a disk cartridge having an insertion / removal opening 87 for the disk cartridge 1 having an opening dimension substantially equal to the sectional dimension of the disk cartridge 1 on the front side. One storage case 60 is configured.

The disk cartridge 1 constructed by combining the top plate member 62 and the bottom plate member 61 as described above.
Storage case 60 is provided with corresponding side walls (64,
78) cooperate with each other, a holding portion 7 for holding the disc cartridge 1 inserted through the insertion / removal opening 78 of the storage case 60 at the storage position on the inner surface on the rear side of both side walls.
3, 73 are provided.

When the disc cartridge 1 is inserted through the insertion / removal opening 87 with the one side surface 2a as an insertion end and is inserted to the rear side of the storage case 60, the engaging portions of the holding portions 73, 73 projecting inwardly. It hits 74,74. Then, by further pushing the disk cartridge 1 in, the elastic displacement portion 75 becomes an elastic piece and the engaging portions 74, 74
In Figure 22 is moved in the arrow D ₄ directions.

When the one side surface 2a of the disk cartridge 1 is inserted to the storage position where it comes into contact with the rear wall of the storage case 60, the elastic displacement portions 75, 75 elastically return to the initial state, and the engagement portions 74, 74. Are engaged with the engaging concave portions 5 and 5 of the disk cartridge 1. As a result, the disk cartridge 1 is held by the holding portions 73, 73, and the movement of the disk cartridge 1 toward the front side due to impact or vibration or the like, that is, the outward direction through the insertion / removal opening 87 of the storage case 60 is restricted.

In order to take out the disk cartridge 1 stored in the storage case 60, the rear part of the disk cartridge 1 facing outward from the notches 72 and 85 is gripped and pulled out. Then, the engaging portions 7 constituting the holding portions 73, 73 for holding the disk cartridge 1 in the storage position.
4, 74 are engaging recesses 5, 5 of the disc cartridge 1.
2 is pressed by the side edge of FIG.
By elastically displaced in 2 of arrow D ₄ direction, the engagement between the engaging portion 74, 74 and the engaging recesses 5,5 are released. Then, the disk cartridge 1 is taken out of the storage case 60 by being further pulled out. At this time, the elastic displacement parts 75, 75 constituting the holding parts 73, 73 elastically return to the initial state.

In the storage case 60 for the disk cartridge 1 as described above, since the holding portions 73, 73 for holding the disk cartridge 1 in the storage position are integrally formed on the bottom plate member 61, the number of parts is reduced. It is possible to form and assemble easily, and to simplify the assembling apparatus.

The storage case 10 of the disk cartridge 1 to which the present invention has been applied has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc. Can be applied to a storage case of a disk cartridge used as a recording medium.

[0083]

According to the disk cartridge storage case of the present invention, the holding portion for holding the disk cartridge at the storage position is integrally formed in the case body, so that the number of parts can be reduced. With
It can be easily molded and assembled, and the assembling apparatus can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a storage case of a disc cartridge in a state where a lid body has an upper surface side of a case body opened.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the storage case in a state where a lid closes an upper surface side of a case main body.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the storage case in a state in which a lid opens an upper surface of a case main body.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the storage case in which a lid closes an upper surface of a case main body.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the storage case in a state where a lid closes an upper surface of a case main body.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part in the vicinity of a holding portion of the case main body.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line II of the storage case shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the storage case in a state in which a lid closes an upper surface side of the case main body.

9 is a sectional view of the storage case shown in FIG. 3, taken along the line II-II.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part near a hinge portion of the storage case.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a main part in the vicinity of a hinge portion of the storage case in a state where a lid body has opened an upper surface side of a case main body.

FIG. 12 is a main part plan view showing the vicinity of a hinge portion of the storage case in a state where a lid closes an upper surface side of a case main body.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a storage case in which a disk cartridge is stored in a storage section of the disk cartridge.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the storage case when the lid is rotated in a direction away from the case body.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing another example of the storage case of the disk cartridge to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of the storage case.

FIG. 17 is a plan view of the plate member constituting the storage case as viewed from the upper surface side.

FIG. 18 is a front view of the storage case.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a bottom plate member constituting the storage case as viewed from above.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the top plate member as viewed from below.

FIG. 21 is a plan view of the bottom plate member as viewed from above.

FIG. 22 is a plan view of a main part in the vicinity of a holding portion for holding the disk cartridge of the bottom plate member in a storage position.

FIG. 23 is a plan view of a storage case in which a disk cartridge is stored.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view of a conventional storage case for a disk cartridge.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disc cartridge, 4 shutters, 5 engagement recesses, 10 storage cases, 11 case bodies, 12 lids, 13 bottom plates, 14 side walls, 15 back walls, 16 guide walls, 17 gaps, 22 guide rails, 41 first
Engagement projection, 47 hinge part, 51 top plate, 52 side plate,
53 Second engagement projection

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bottom plate on which a disk cartridge is mounted, a pair of side walls provided on both sides of the bottom plate to face each other, and a member provided on an inner surface side of the pair of side walls and provided on the disk cartridge. A case main body having a pair of holding portions that are engaged with the fitting recesses and hold the disc cartridge in the storage position, and a top body and a front side that are open on the top side and a top plate that closes the top side of the case body; When the top plate closes the upper surface side of the case body, the top plate has a pair of side walls provided opposite to each other on both sides of the top plate so as to be substantially parallel to the pair of side walls of the case body. A lid coupled to the case main body so as to close an upper surface side of the case main body, wherein the holding portion is integrally formed with the engaging portion engaged with the engaging concave portion of the disc cartridge and the side wall. Provided, tip The engaging portion is provided in a cantilevered state, and the elastic portion is elastically displaced, whereby the engaging portion is disengaged from the engaging concave portion of the disk cartridge. A storage case for a disk cartridge. 2. The bottom plate of the case main body is provided with an abutting portion on the rear side of the case main body, the abutting portion being abutted against both corners on the insertion end side of the disk cartridge. A storage case for the disk cartridge according to 1. 3. The storage case for a disk cartridge according to claim 1, wherein a protection portion for protecting the holding portion is provided on a bottom plate of the case main body in an extending direction of the guide wall.