JP3370529B2 - Storage media storage - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device for storing a compact disc.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a case made of synthetic resin has been known as a case for accommodating a compact disc.

[0003]

However, in the conventional case, the contents of the label surface of the compact disc cannot be confirmed from the outside, which causes problems such as erroneous delivery and missing items. In addition, since the conventional case is formed of synthetic resin, it is difficult to dispose of and print, and it is expensive to produce, and particularly, it is not suitable for small-scale production and has a problem of heavy weight. there were. Therefore, the present invention can confirm the content of the label side of a storage medium such as a compact disc from the outside,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive, lightweight compact disc storage device that is easy to dispose of and print.

[0004]

The present invention was created to solve the above-mentioned problems, and, firstly, a storage medium storage device for storing a storage medium, which has a substantially rectangular shape. A plate-shaped bottom portion, a first lid portion that is respectively provided continuously from two opposite sides of the bottom portion, and has a semi-circular cutout; And a second lid portion having an opening portion, the second lid portion being continuously provided from the two sides. In the storage medium container of this first configuration, a storage medium such as a compact disk is arranged on the bottom surface, and then the first lid in a double-opened state is bent toward the bottom surface to cover the storage medium. . Then, the second lid, which is also in the double-opened state, is bent toward the bottom portion and the first lid to cover the first lid. In this way, the storage medium is stored. Therefore, it is possible to visually recognize the label surface of the storage medium housed by the notch of the first lid and the opening of the second lid.

Secondly, there is provided a storage medium storage device for storing a storage medium, which is provided continuously with a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular plate shape and each side of the bottom portion via a polygonal line. A first lid part that is respectively provided continuously from the side wall part and two side wall parts that are located opposite to each other, and is provided continuously from the first lid part that has a semicircular cutout and another side wall part. A second lid portion having a second opening portion and an opening portion. In the storage medium container of the second configuration, the storage medium is arranged on the bottom surface portion, and then the first lid portion in the opened state is bent toward the bottom surface portion to cover the storage medium. Then, the second lid, which is also in the double-opened state, is bent toward the bottom portion and the first lid to cover the first lid. In this way, the storage medium is stored. Therefore, it is possible to visually recognize the label surface of the storage medium housed by the notch of the first lid and the opening of the second lid.
Further, since the side wall portion is provided, the storage mediums can be stored even if they have a certain thickness such that they are stacked and stored. Thirdly, in the first or second configuration, an opening is provided on the bottom surface. Therefore, even if the label surface of the storage medium is stored facing the bottom surface side, the label surface of the storage medium can be visually recognized from the bottom surface side.

Fourthly, in any one of the first to third constructions, the two second lid portions have a connecting means for connecting the second lid portions to each other. Therefore, the two second lid portions can be reliably coupled by the coupling means and can be reliably accommodated. And fifth,
In the above-mentioned fourth configuration, the connecting means is characterized in that it is a protrusion integrally provided on one of the second lids and a notch provided on the other second lid. Therefore, it is possible to surely connect by fitting the protrusion and the notch.

Sixthly, in any one of the above first to fifth configurations, the bottom surface portion has a locking piece formed by a notch and a broken line on the bottom surface portion, and two Two
At least one of the lids is provided with an opening into which the tip portion of the locking piece is fitted. Therefore, the second lid portion can be reliably fixed by fitting the locking piece into the opening provided in the second lid portion. Seventhly, in any one of the first to sixth configurations, the storage medium container is formed of a paper material. Therefore, it is possible to provide an inexpensive and lightweight storage medium container that is easy to dispose of and print.

Eighth, a storage medium storage device for storing a storage medium has a substantially rectangular plate shape and has a size capable of arranging two storage media side by side.
It is located at a position opposite to a bottom surface portion having two circular openings and a locking piece formed by a notch and a polygonal line, and a side wall portion continuously provided from each side of the bottom surface portion through the polygonal line. A plate-shaped first lid portion continuously provided from the two side wall portions, the first lid portion having two semicircular notches and a notch for erecting the base portion of the locking piece; , A plate-shaped second lid portion continuously provided from the other side wall portions, wherein one of the second lid portions is integrally provided with a protrusion portion and the other of the second lid portion is provided.
The lid is provided with a notch that fits into the protrusion, each second lid is provided with a circular opening, and one of the second lids is fitted with the tip portion of the locking piece. And a second lid portion having a matching opening portion. In the storage medium container of this eighth configuration, two storage media are arranged on the bottom surface, and then the first lid portion in the opened state is bent toward the bottom surface to cover the storage medium. At that time, the locking piece is raised by the notch for raising the locking piece. And the second one in the state of double opening
The lid portion is bent toward the bottom surface portion and the first lid portion to cover the first lid portion. Here, the protrusion provided on one side of the second lid and the notch provided on the other side are fitted together, and the locking piece is fitted into the opening of the second lid, so that the second lid is formed. To fix. In this way, the storage medium is stored. First
It is possible to visually recognize the label surface of the storage medium housed by the notch of the lid portion and the opening portion of the second lid portion and the opening portion provided in the bottom portion. Further, since the side wall portion is provided, the storage mediums can be stored even if they have a certain thickness such that they are stacked and stored. Furthermore, since the storage medium container is made of paper, it is possible to provide a storage medium container that is easy to dispose of and print, inexpensive, and lightweight. Ninth, in any one of the first to eighth configurations, the storage medium is a compact disc.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A compact disc storage tool A as a storage medium storage tool according to the present invention has an appearance as shown in FIG. 1, has a substantially plate-like substantially rectangular shape as a whole, and has a bottom surface portion 10 and a second lid portion 40. , 60 and
It has two openings K1 and K2.

The unfolded state of the compact disc storage tool A will be described with reference to FIG. Here, in FIG. 2, basically, the solid line indicates an outline or a score line, the one-dot chain line indicates a mountain fold line, and the two-dot chain line indicates a valley fold line. The compact disc storage tool A includes a bottom surface portion 10, side wall portions 20, 22,
24, 26, first lid portions 30, 50, and second lid portions 40,
And 60.

Here, the bottom surface portion 10 has a substantially rectangular outer shape and has a size capable of arranging two compact disks side by side. The bottom surface portion 10 is provided with circular openings 12 and 14 at the top and bottom. The diameter of the openings 12 and 14 is smaller than the diameter of the compact disc. In addition, near the center of the bottom surface portion 10, that is, the opening portion 1
A locking piece 16 is provided at a position between 2 and the opening 14. The locking piece 16 is formed by a substantially U-shaped cut, a valley fold line, and a mountain fold line, and has a tip portion 16a and a base portion 16b located at the tip.

Further, narrow side wall portions 20 to 26 are provided on the outer periphery of the bottom portion 10. That is, the bottom part 1
From the right side of 0, the side wall portion 20 is continuously provided via a valley fold line, from the upper side of the bottom surface portion 10 is provided a side wall portion 22 via a valley fold line, and from the left side of the bottom surface portion 10 is a valley. The side wall portion 24 is continuously provided through the folding line, and the bottom surface portion 10
From the lower side, a side wall portion 26 is continuously provided via a valley fold line. The side walls 22 and 26 are slightly tapered. That is, the side wall 22 is formed slightly narrower on the second lid 40 side, and the side wall 26 is formed slightly narrower on the second lid 60 side. Each side wall 20-2
The widths of 6 are substantially the same.

Further, on the outer periphery of the side wall portions 20 to 26,
The first lid portions 30 and 50 or the second lid portions 40 and 60 are provided. That is, the first lid portion 30 is continuously provided from the right side of the side wall portion 20 via the valley fold line. The first lid portion 30 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and has a shape in which a predetermined rounded shape or notch is provided in a substantially rectangular shape as a whole. That is,
The first lid portion 30 has rounded corners at the upper right corner and the lower right corner, and the first lid portion 30 has a semicircular cutout 3
2, 36 and a notch 34 having a substantially trapezoidal shape are provided. The diameters of the notches 32 and 36 are formed to be slightly larger than the diameters of the openings 12 and 14 of the bottom surface portion 10 and smaller than the diameter of the compact disc.

A second lid portion 40 is continuously provided from the upper side of the side wall portion 22 through a valley fold line. This second
The lid 40 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and has a shape in which predetermined notches and openings are provided in a substantially rectangular shape as a whole. That is, a substantially trapezoidal notch 42 is formed at the upper end of the second lid 40, and a circular opening 44 is formed at the substantially center of the second lid 40. The diameter of the opening 44 is substantially the same as that of the opening 12 of the bottom surface 10.

Further, a first lid portion 50 is continuously provided from the left side of the side wall portion 24 via a valley fold line. This first
The lid 50 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and has a shape in which a predetermined rounded shape or a notch is provided in a substantially rectangular shape as a whole. That is, the upper left corner and the lower left corner of the first lid portion 50 are rounded, and the first lid portion 50 further has semicircular cutouts 52 and 56 and a substantially trapezoidal cutout. 54 and 54 are provided. The diameters of the notches 52 and 56 are formed to be slightly larger than the diameters of the openings 12 and 14 of the bottom surface portion 10 and smaller than the diameter of the compact disc.

A second lid portion 60 is continuously provided from the lower side of the side wall portion 26 via a valley fold line. This second
The lid portion 60 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and has an outer shape in which a projection is provided in a substantially rectangular shape as a whole. That is, this second lid portion 6
A substantially trapezoidal protrusion 66 is formed at the lower end of 0. The protrusion 66 has a shape that fits exactly into the notch 42 of the second lid 40. In addition, the second lid 60
A circular opening 62 is formed substantially at the center. The diameter of the opening 62 is substantially the same as the diameter of the opening 14 of the bottom portion 10. An opening 64 is provided between the opening 62 and the protrusion 66.
Are formed. The opening 64 has a shape in which the tip portion 16a of the locking piece 16 is just fitted, and the lower side 64a of the opening 64 is the lower side 60a, 60b of the second lid 60.
It is located below the line connecting the lines. The notch 42 of the second lid 40 and the protrusion 66 of the second lid 60 constitute a connecting means.

A method of manufacturing the compact disc storage tool A based on the above configuration will be described. First, a corrugated board material as a paper material is prepared, and the corrugated board material is punched into a developed shape shown in FIG. 2 by Thomson or the like. That is, the corrugated board material is punched and formed in the outer peripheral shape of FIG. As the type of corrugated board material, it is desirable to use E flute. It should be noted that the direction of the step of the center of the corrugated board is the direction shown in the circle in FIG. Also, regarding the polygonal lines, the polygonal line forming processing is performed from the surface on the valley fold side in order to facilitate the formation of the folds. In addition, each polygonal line between the bottom surface portion 10 and the side wall portions 20, 22, 24, and 26, the polygonal line between the sidewall portion 20 and the first lid portion 30, the polygonal line between the sidewall portion 22 and the second lid portion 40, and the sidewall By forming perforations on the fold line between the portion 24 and the first lid portion 50 and the fold line between the side wall portion 26 and the second lid portion 60, it is possible to further facilitate bending formation.

The usage state of the compact disc storage tool A having the above-mentioned configuration will be described. First, the compact disc storage tool A is unfolded, and as shown in FIG.
To stand up. Then, the four compact disks to be stored are stacked two by two, and are placed in the openings 12 and 14 of the bottom portion 10. That is, among the four compact discs C1 to C4 in FIG.
1 and the recording surfaces of the compact disc C3 are arranged at the position of the opening 12, and the recording surfaces of the compact disc C2 and the compact disc C4 are arranged at the position of the opening 14. That is, the label surfaces of the compact discs C1 and C2 face downward, and the label surfaces of the compact discs C3 and C4 face upward. A buffer paper is placed between the compact discs to be overlapped so that the recording surfaces do not rub against each other.
As shown in, it is desirable that the compact disc is housed and arranged in a transparent bag F to protect the entire compact disc. Alternatively, the compact discs may be housed one by one and the recording faces of the compact discs may be aligned and stacked.

Next, the first lid portions 30 and 50 are erected, bent toward the bottom portion 10 side, and placed on the arranged compact disc as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the upright locking piece 16 projects from the locking piece port K3 formed by the notches 34 and 54.

Next, the second lid portion 60 is erected to make the bottom portion 1
Bend to the 0 side and position it on the first lid portions 30 and 50.
At that time, the upright locking piece 16 is inserted into the opening 64 of the second lid portion 60, and the tip portion 16a of the locking piece 16 is bent downward to be horizontal, and the opening portion of the second lid portion 60 is opened. Fit in 64. Further, the second lid portion 40 is erected so that the bottom portion 1
It is bent to the 0 side and positioned on the first lids 30 and 50, and the notch 42 of the second lid 40 and the protrusion 66 of the second lid 60 are fitted together. As described above, the compact disc is stored as shown in FIG. Then, the second lid 40
Then, a label sticker is attached and fixed near the boundary between the second lid 60 and the second lid 60.

According to the compact disc storage tool A, the openings 12, 14 of the bottom portion 10 and the second lid portions 40, 6 are provided.
Since the label surface of the compact disc can be visually recognized from the outside through the zero openings 44 and 62, the contents of the compact disc can be easily confirmed. Further, according to the compact disc storage tool A, four compact discs can be stored, and the storage efficiency is good. Also,
Since the locking piece 16 is provided, the compact disc does not move to another storage space. That is, the compact discs C1 and C3 are the compact discs C2 and C.
4 and the compact discs C2 and C4 do not move to the compact disc C1 and C3 storage spaces.

Further, since the compact disc storage tool A is formed of corrugated cardboard material, it is lighter than the chemical product,
Printing on the compact disc storage device itself is easy, and disposal and recycling are possible. It is also inexpensive and suitable for small-scale production. Further, in the case of corrugated board material, since it is not a standard dimension as compared with paperboard, it is easy to arrange even a small amount. In particular, since it is formed by the E flute, it is lightweight, easy to fold, and easy to assemble.
Further, since it is made of corrugated board material having a three-layer structure, it has a high cushioning effect as compared with ordinary paperboard. In particular, the upper surface of the compact disc storage tool A that stores the compact disc is formed of two sheets, the first lid portions 30 and 50 and the second lid portions 40 and 60, so that the cushioning effect is high. Further, since the locking piece 16 is provided, the rigidity is maintained even in the central portion where the compact discs are not accommodated, and the central portion does not sink even when a plurality of compact disc storage tools A are stacked. In addition, since the surface of the compact disc storage tool A cannot be made uneven such that the locking portion 16 fits into the opening 64, the space for storing the compact disc storage tool A can be reduced, and the compact disc storage tool A is also available. Can be easily stacked when stacking. In particular, since it is lightweight and has no unevenness as described above, it is suitable for mailing in an envelope.

In the above description, a storage tool for storing four compact discs has been described, but two compact discs may be stored. In that case, the openings 12 and 14 of the bottom surface portion 10 are not necessary, and since the bottom surface portion 10 and the recording surface of the compact disc are in contact with each other, the space between the recording surface of the compact disc and the bottom surface portion 10 is small. It is desirable to provide a buffer paper to protect the recording surface. Further, three or more compact discs may be vertically arranged on the bottom surface portion 10. In that case, the second lid portion also needs to be formed long. That is, for example, when arranging three compact discs, the bottom face portion 10 is provided with three openings, and one of the second lid portions 40 and 60 is attached to the compact disc 2
The length should cover one part.

Further, in the above description, the bottom surface portion 10
And between the first lid portions 30 and 50 and between the bottom surface portion 10 and the second lid portion 4
Although it has been described that the side wall portions 20 to 26 are provided between 0 and 60, the side wall portions 20 to 26 may be omitted and the first lid portion and the second lid portion may be continuously provided from the bottom surface portion 10. You may

In the above description, a storage tool for storing a compact disc as a storage medium has been described.
It may be another storage medium. For example, other disc-shaped storage media such as a video disc (VD), a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magneto-optical disc (MO), a PD, and a D-VD may be stored.

[0026]

According to the storage medium container according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the label surface of the stored storage medium can be visually recognized. Particularly, according to the storage medium storage device of the second aspect, since the side wall portion is provided, it is possible to store the storage media even if the storage media have the same thickness.

In particular, according to the storage medium container of the third aspect, even if the storage medium is stored with the label surface of the storage medium facing the bottom surface side, the label surface of the storage medium is visually recognized from the bottom surface side. be able to. Further, in particular, according to the storage medium container of the fourth and fifth aspects, the two second lid portions can be reliably connected by the connecting means and can be stored reliably. Further, according to the storage medium container of claim 6,
By fitting the locking piece into the opening provided in the second lid portion, the second lid portion can be securely fixed. Further, in particular, according to the storage medium container of claim 7,
It is possible to provide an inexpensive and lightweight storage medium container that is easy to dispose of and print.

Further, according to the storage medium storage device of the eighth aspect, the storage medium stored by the notch of the first lid portion and the opening portion of the second lid portion and the opening portion provided on the bottom surface portion of the storage medium The label surface can be visually recognized. Further, since the side wall portion is provided, the storage mediums can be stored even if they have a certain thickness such that they are stacked and stored. Further, the second lid portion can be reliably fixed by the protrusion and the notch provided on the second lid portion, the locking piece provided on the bottom surface portion and the opening portion of the second lid portion. . Furthermore, since the storage medium container is made of paper, it is possible to provide a storage medium container that is easy to dispose of and print, inexpensive, and lightweight.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a compact disc storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a compact disc storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the compact disc storage tool according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the compact disc storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the compact disc storage tool according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A compact disc storage C1, C2, C3, C4 compact discs 10 Bottom part 16 Locking piece 20, 22, 24, 26 Side wall 30, 50 First lid 40, 60 Second lid 32, 34, 36, 42, 52, 54, 56 Notches 12, 14, 44, 62, 64 Opening 66 Projection

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-81380 (JP, A) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-17058 (JP, A) Actual Flat 7-21517 (JP, U) Actual Flat 2- 23388 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 85/57

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage medium storage device for storing a storage medium, comprising: a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular plate shape, and a first lid portion continuously provided from two opposing sides of the bottom portion. A first lid portion having a semi-circular cutout, and a second lid portion that is continuously provided from the other two opposite sides of the bottom surface portion and that has an opening portion. A storage medium container characterized by having. 2. A storage medium storage device for storing a storage medium, comprising: a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular plate shape, and a side wall portion continuously provided from each side of the bottom portion via a fold line. A first lid portion that is continuously provided from two side wall portions that are located at a position where the first lid portion has a semicircular cutout, and a second lid portion that is continuously provided from other side wall portions. There
And a second lid portion having an opening portion. 3. The storage medium container according to claim 1, wherein an opening is provided on the bottom surface. 4. The storage medium container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the two second lid portions have a connecting means for connecting the second lid portions to each other. 5. The connecting means is a protrusion integrally provided on one of the second lids and a notch provided on the other second lid. Storage media storage device. 6. The bottom surface portion has an engagement piece formed by a notch and a fold line on the bottom surface portion, and at least one of the two second lid portions is provided with a tip portion of the engagement piece. The storage medium storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an opening portion for fitting is provided. 7. The storage medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium storage device is formed of a paper material. 8. A storage medium storage device for storing a storage medium, wherein the storage medium storage device is formed of a paper material, has a substantially rectangular plate shape, and has a size capable of arranging two storage media side by side. And a bottom surface portion having two circular openings and a locking piece formed by a notch and a polygonal line, and a plate-shaped side wall portion continuously provided from each side of the bottom surface portion through the polygonal line. And a plate-like first lid part that is respectively provided continuously from two side wall parts at opposite positions, and two semi-circular notches and a notch for raising the base of the locking piece. Is a plate-like second lid portion continuously provided from the other side wall portion, and a projection portion is integrally provided continuously to the one second lid portion, and the other second side lid portion is provided. The lid is provided with a notch that fits into the protrusion, and each second lid is provided with a circular opening, Storage medium storing tool, characterized in that it comprises a second lid front end portion of the locking piece to the second cover portion of the displacement or the other has an opening for fitting, the. 9. The storage medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium is a compact disc.