JPH11147583A - Disk cartridge storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (with correction) [PROBLEMS] To provide a disk cartridge storage case excellent in operability, which can take out a disk cartridge stored in a case with one touch. SOLUTION: This is a disk cartridge storage case in which a slide cover 3 provided with an openable and closable lid 4 is slidably attached to a case main body 2 for storing a disk cartridge.
A pair of ribs 11 and 11 slidably engaged with the respective bent grooves 12 formed on both the standing walls are provided on the inner surfaces of both side plates of the opening / closing lid 4. , 11 move along the bent groove 12 to open and close the opening / closing lid 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk cartridge storage case suitable for storing a disk cartridge for, for example, an MD (mini disk), and more particularly to a disk cartridge storage case excellent in opening and closing operability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as a case for accommodating a disk cartridge such as an MD, a cartridge outlet is formed in the front, and a notch for pulling out the disk cartridge is formed at both side edges of the opening of the outlet. A thin storage case having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is used. According to this storage case, the disk cartridge can be easily stored in the case by inserting the disk cartridge into the outlet.

[0003]

However, in the storage case having the above structure, since the opening / closing lid for closing the outlet is not provided, dust and the like easily enter the case. Further, in order to prevent intrusion of dust and the like, the drawer cutout portion is formed small, so that there is a drawback that it is difficult to take out the disk cartridge stored in the storage case.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a disk cartridge storage case excellent in opening and closing operability in which a disk cartridge stored in the case can be taken out with one touch.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A case body made of a rectangular plate-like body having an upright wall provided on each side edge except a front serving as an outlet of a disk cartridge, and a side wall provided over the upper portion of the case body and hanging down on both side edges. A slide cover having an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the outlet.
The ridges formed on each of the both side walls are slidably engaged with slide grooves formed on each of the upright walls in the loading / unloading direction of the disk cartridge, and the slide cover is slid with respect to the case body. Thereby, a disk cartridge storage case configured to store the disk cartridge in the case main body or take out the disk cartridge from the case main body, wherein the opening / closing lid is formed on each of the both standing walls. A pair of ribs respectively slidingly engaging the bent groove are provided on the inner surfaces of both side plates of the opening / closing lid, and the sliding of the slide cover causes the rib to move along the bent groove to move the opening / closing lid. Achieved the above object by providing a disk cartridge storage case configured to open and close A.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the disk cartridge storage case according to the first aspect, the inner surfaces of the both side plates of the opening / closing lid move along a tapered surface formed at the tips of the both standing walls. The above object has been achieved by providing a disk cartridge storage case having a guide projection formed thereon.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the disk cartridge storage case according to the first or second aspect, the opening / closing lid is provided between a groove formed on an upper end surface of the upright wall and the slide cover. The above object has been attained by providing a disk cartridge storage case having a shaft portion provided so as to be openable and closable about the shaft portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the disk cartridge storage case of the first or second aspect, the opening / closing lid has a connecting portion which is fitted to the slide cover and integrated with the slide cover. The above object has been attained by providing a disk cartridge storage case, wherein the connecting portion has a hinge portion for opening and closing the opening / closing lid.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the disk cartridge storage case according to the first or second aspect, the open / close lid is formed integrally with the slide cover so as to be openable and closable. The above object has been achieved by providing a storage case.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. [Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a disk cartridge storage case of Embodiment 1, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before a disk cartridge is stored in the disk cartridge storage case of Embodiment 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the disk cartridge is being stored in the disk cartridge storage case according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the disk cartridge is stored in the disk cartridge storage case of FIG.
(A) is a plan view, (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA,
FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB, FIG.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the sliding cover is slid and the opening / closing lid is opened.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the disk cartridge storage case according to the present embodiment is formed of a rectangular plate-like body having an upright wall provided on each side edge except for the front serving as an outlet of the disk cartridge 1. And a slide cover 3 provided over the upper part of the case body 2 and having side walls hanging down on both side edges and provided with an opening / closing lid 4 for opening and closing the outlet. Then, the ridges formed on each of the side walls are slidably engaged with slide grooves formed on each of the upright walls in the insertion and removal direction of the disk cartridge 1, and the slide cover 3 is attached to the case body 2. The disk cartridge 1 is stored in the case main body 2 by removing the disk cartridge 1 from the case main body 2 by sliding the disk cartridge 1 in the case main body 2. One in which was constructed in Suyo.

The case body 2 is, as shown in FIG.
The disk cartridge 1 is formed of a rectangular plate-like body provided with upright walls 6, 7, 8 at the side edges except for the front serving as the ejection port 5 of the disk cartridge 1, respectively. The disc cartridge 1 is inserted from the outlet 5 and guided around the upright walls 6, 7, 8 as enclosures.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the upright walls 6, 7, 8 of the upright walls 6, 7 in the insertion / removal direction of the disk cartridge 1 are formed on a slide cover 3, which will be described later. Sliding grooves 10, 10 in which the ridges 9, 9 are slidably engaged are formed. Such a slide groove 1
Numerals 0 and 10 are formed as horizontal straight grooves along the sliding direction of the disk cartridge 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the ribs 6, 11 formed on the opening / closing lid 4, which will be described later, have bent grooves 12 in which the ribs 11, 11 are slidably engaged. , 12
Are formed. The bent grooves 12, 12 are formed in front of the slide grooves 10, 10, and are formed in a straight portion 1 which is horizontal along the sliding direction of the disc cartridge 1.
2a and an inclined portion 12b connected to the tip of the straight portion 12a. The straight portion 12a
The open / close lid 4 serves to hold the open state, and the inclined portion 12b serves to open or close the open / close lid 4.

[0015] Further, the upper end surfaces of the both standing walls 6 and 7 are provided with:
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, grooves 14, 14 in which a pair of shafts 13, 13 formed in the opening / closing lid 4 slide, respectively, are formed. The grooves 14 are provided in the shaft 1
When the grooves 3 and 13 are provided in the grooves 14 and 14, the groove depth is set so as not to contact the slide cover 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, both end plates 1 and 2 of an opening / closing lid 4 which will be described later
Guide projections 16, formed on the inner surfaces of
Tapered surfaces 17, 17 on which the slider 16 moves while sliding are formed. The tapered surfaces 17 guide the opening and closing of the cover 4. That is, when the cylindrical ribs 11 formed on the opening / closing lid 4 slide along the bent grooves 12, the guide protrusions 16 move along the tapered surfaces 17. .

The slide cover 3 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the case body 2 is formed as a plate-like body provided to cover the upper part of the case main body 2 and has side walls 18, 18 respectively hanging on both side edges in the sliding direction. On the inner surfaces of the side walls 18, 18, there are formed ridges 9, 9 which are slidably engaged with the slide grooves 10, 10 formed in the case main body 2. The ridge 9,
9 is slidably engaged with the slide grooves 10, 10,
The slide cover 3 is slidable with respect to the case body 2.

The inner surfaces of the side walls 18, 18 are
Projection portions 20, into which hemispherical recess portions 19, 19 formed on the rear ends of both standing walls 6, 7 of case body 2, fit.
20 are formed. The projections 20, 20 are fitted into the recesses 19, 19, thereby forming the slide cover 3.
Is locked to the case body 2.

The inner surface of the slide cover 3 has
0. To prevent the disc cartridge 1 from being damaged when the disc cartridge 1 is taken in and out.
A step of about 1 mm is provided. Further, a step of about 0.02 to 0.1 mm is formed on the outer surface of the slide cover 3 and the outer surface of the case body 2 to prevent the cases from being damaged by each other.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the opening / closing lid 4 has side plates 15, 15 which respectively hang downward on both side edges in the longitudinal direction. Bent grooves 12, 1 formed in main body 2
2 is provided with a pair of ribs 11, 11 slidably engaged with each other.
A pair of guide projections are provided on the inner surfaces of the both side plates 15, 15 for sliding on the tapered surfaces 17, 17 formed on the case body 2 to guide the opening operation of the opening / closing lid 4. 16 and 16 are provided.

The opening / closing lid 4 is provided between the slide covers 3 and the grooves 14, 14 formed on the upper end surfaces of the upright walls 6, 7 of the case body 2, respectively. , And can be freely opened and closed about the shaft portions 13, 13. The shaft portions 13, 13 are formed on rectangular extending portions 21, 21 formed on both side portions of one side edge of the opening / closing lid 4, respectively. The slide cover 3 includes the extending portions 21 and 21.
U-shaped notches 22, 22 are formed so as not to interfere with the above.

Next, an operation method of the disk cartridge storage case configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, in order to store the disk cartridge 1 in the disk cartridge storage case with the opening / closing lid 4 closed, the upper surface of the slide cover 3 is slid in the arrow X direction with a finger as shown in FIG. Let it. Then, the protrusions 20, 20 provided on the slide cover 3 are fitted into the recesses 19, 19 formed in the case body 2 and the slide covers 3 are locked, and the protrusions 20, 20 are removed from the recesses. 19, the slide cover 3 is released from the lock.

As a result, the slide cover 3 moves along the slide grooves 10, 10 formed in the case body 2 while the ridges 9, 9 slide while sliding. Slide backward as shown. As the slide cover 3 slides, the ribs 11 formed on the opening / closing lid 4 become inclined 12 b of the bent grooves 12.
It moves while sliding upward along. At the same time, the guide projections 16, 16 formed on the opening / closing lid 4 move while sliding upward along the tapered surfaces 17, 17.

As described above, since the ribs 11, 11 and the guide projections 16, 16 slide and move along the respective bent grooves 12, 12, and the tapered surfaces 17, 17, the opening / closing lid 4 is moved to the above-mentioned position. The outlet 5 is gradually opened around the shafts 13 provided in the grooves 14.

When the ribs 11, 11 ride on the straight portions 12a, 12a of the bent grooves 12, 12, the opening / closing lid 4 is in a state of being opened to the maximum. When the slide cover 3 is further slid rearward, the ribs 11, 11 are straightened to the straight portions 12a, 1a.
It moves while sliding along 2a. At this time, the opening / closing lid 4 slides backward while maintaining the open state. When the protruding ridges 9, 9 come into contact with the rear ends of the slide grooves 10, 10, the opening / closing lid 4 opens a take-out port 5 sufficient to accommodate the disk cartridge 1, as shown in FIG. 7. Will be.

Then, from this state,
As shown in FIG. 3, the disk cartridge 1 is stored. When the storage of the disc cartridge 1 is completed, the slide cover 3 is slid in the direction opposite to the arrow X direction in FIG. Then, the opening / closing lid 4 is closed by an operation opposite to the previous operation, and the projections 20, 20 are fitted into the recesses 19, 19 formed in the case main body 2, so that the slide cover 3 is moved. Locked to case body 2.

As described above, according to the disk cartridge storage case of the present embodiment, the opening / closing lid 4 for closing the ejection opening 5 is provided, and the opening / closing lid 4 is automatically linked with the sliding operation of the slide cover 3. Since it can be opened and closed freely, dust and the like do not enter the case body 2, the disk cartridge stored in the case can be taken out with one touch, and the open / close operability is excellent.

[Embodiment 2] In the disk cartridge storage case of the present embodiment, the opening / closing cover 4 and the slide cover 3 are fitted to each other, and the opening / closing cover 4 is attached to the slide cover 3.
It is integrated with In the present embodiment, only parts different from the first embodiment will be described, and the same members as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the disk cartridge storage case of the second embodiment, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state before the disk cartridge is stored in the disk cartridge storage case of the second embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the disk cartridge is being stored in the disk cartridge storage case of FIG. 11, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the disk cartridge is stored in the disk cartridge storage case of Embodiment 2, and FIG. (A) is a plan view, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C, and FIG. 13 shows a state in which a sliding cover is slid and an opening / closing lid is opened to some extent. FIG. 14 is a side view showing a state in which the sliding cover is slid and the opening / closing lid is opened.

As shown in FIG. 8, a connecting portion 23 formed as a rectangular tongue for fitting with the slide cover 3 and being integrated with the slide cover 3 is formed on the open / close lid 4. , And a hinge portion 24. The opening / closing lid 4 is formed integrally with the connecting portion 23, and can be opened and closed about a hinge portion 24 formed by making the connection portion thin.

On the other hand, the opening / closing lid 4 is formed with a fitting concave portion 25 into which the connecting portion 23 is fitted. The fitting recess 25 is formed on the front upper surface of the slide cover 3 as a recess having substantially the same shape as the connecting portion 23.

As described above, since the connecting portion 23 is fitted into the fitting concave portion 25, the opening / closing lid 4 can be opened and closed with the hinge portion 24 as a fulcrum. That is, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, when the slide cover 3 is slid rearward, the ribs 11 and 11 and the guide projections 16 and 1 are moved.
6 are the respective bent grooves 12, 12 and the tapered surfaces 17, 1
The lid 4 is moved while sliding along 7 to rotate the open / close lid 4 about the hinge 24. Then, when the opening / closing lid 4 is opened and the outlet 5 is opened, the disk cartridge 1 is ready to be stored.

In the present embodiment, the operation is the same as that of the disk cartridge storage case of the first embodiment except that the opening / closing lid 4 rotates about the hinge portion 24, and a description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the disk cartridge storage case to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the above-described first and second embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the second embodiment, the opening / closing lid 4 is rotatably attached to the slide cover 3 by fitting the connecting portion 23 into the fitting concave portion 25.
May be integrally formed on the slide cover 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. That is, the lid 4 is formed integrally with the slide cover 3 via the hinge so that the lid 4 is rotatable. As described above, if the opening / closing lid 4 is integrated with the slide cover 3, the number of parts can be reduced, the number of dies can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

In the first and second embodiments, the ribs 11, 11 and the guide projections 16, 16 formed on the opening / closing lid 4 are all cylindrical, but may be elliptical or polygonal.

[0036]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a disk cartridge storage case excellent in operability, which allows the disk cartridge stored in the case to be taken out with one touch.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a disk cartridge storage case according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before a disk cartridge is stored in a disk cartridge storage case according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the disk cartridge is being stored in the disk cartridge storage case of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the disk cartridge is stored in the disk cartridge storage case of the first embodiment.

5 (a) is a plan view, FIG. 5 (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA, and FIG. 5 (c) is a sectional view taken along line BB. It is.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which a sliding cover is slid and an opening / closing lid is opened to some extent.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which a sliding cover is slid and an opening / closing lid is opened.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a disk cartridge storage case according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state before a disk cartridge is stored in a disk cartridge storage case according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where a disk cartridge is being stored in a disk cartridge storage case according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state where a disk cartridge is stored in a disk cartridge storage case according to a second embodiment.

12A and 12B are partially cutaway views of the disk cartridge storage case according to the second embodiment, where FIG. 12A is a plan view and FIG.
Is a sectional view taken along line CC.

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a state in which the opening / closing lid is opened to some extent by sliding the slide cover.

FIG. 14 is a side view showing a state in which an opening / closing lid is opened by sliding a slide cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disc cartridge 2 Case main body 3 Slide cover 4 Opening / closing lid 5 Outlet 9 Protrusion part 10 Guide groove 11 Rib 12 Bending groove 16 Guide protrusion 17 Tapered surface 23 Connection part 24 Hinge part 25 Fitting recess

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A case main body comprising a rectangular plate-like body having an upright wall provided on each side edge except a front side serving as an outlet of a disk cartridge, and a case main body provided to cover an upper portion of the case main body. A slide cover provided with an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the take-out opening, and a slide groove formed in each of the upright walls in the loading / unloading direction of the disk cartridge. The disk cartridge is housed in the case main body or the disk cartridge is inserted from the case main body by slidingly engaging a ridge formed on each wall and sliding the slide cover with respect to the case main body. Wherein the open / close lid is formed on each of the upstanding walls. A pair of ribs respectively slidably engaged with the bent grooves formed on the inner surfaces of both side plates of the opening / closing lid. A disc cartridge storage case, wherein the lid is configured to open and close. 2. A guide projection which is formed on an inner surface of each of said side plates of said opening / closing lid and moves along a tapered surface formed at a tip of said both-standing wall.
The disc cartridge storage case described. 3. The opening / closing lid has a shaft portion provided between the groove formed on the upper end surface of the both-standing wall and the slide cover, and can be freely opened and closed about the shaft portion. 3. The disk cartridge storage case according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The opening / closing lid has a connecting portion fitted to the slide cover and integrated with the sliding cover, and the connecting portion has a hinge for opening / closing the opening / closing lid. 3. The disk cartridge storage case according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The disk cartridge storage case according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing lid is formed integrally with the slide cover so as to be openable and closable.