JP3420164B2 - Compact disk 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 compact disc storage device for organizing and storing compact discs (hereinafter referred to as CDs).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a compact disc storage device capable of storing a plurality of CDs of this type, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-70990 is known.
The storage device described in the publication includes a pair of openable and closable lid members,
A connecting portion for connecting both lid members openably and closably, a middle holder member interposed between the lid members and holding a CD, and a pivotal connecting means for pivotally supporting the middle holder member on the joint portion. It is equipped with and. Further, the pivotal connecting means comprises projections provided at both ends of each middle holder member, and each projection is fitted into the connecting portion.

[0003]

However, since the pivot support connecting means is composed of the projections provided on the respective middle holder members, and the respective projections are fitted into the respective connecting portions, the middle holder member is If there are a plurality of sheets, there is a drawback that a space for individually attaching each middle holder member to the connecting portion is required in the connecting portion, and the width of the connecting portion (thickness of the entire storage device) increases.

[0004] Moreover, although such a storage device is desired to store and carry as many CDs as possible and to be low in cost, this demand has not been sufficiently satisfied.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to store a large number of CDs, but to make the whole thin and compact, easy to carry, and inexpensive to manufacture in a compact disc storage device. To provide.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a pair of openable / closable lid members 1a, 1b.
A connecting portion 5 for connecting both lid members 1a and 1b so that they can be opened and closed.
And a pair of middle holder members 3a, 3b which are interposed between the lid members 1a, 1b and to which the CD 30 is attachable and detachable, and a pivot support connecting means for pivotally supporting the respective middle holder members 3a, 3b on the connecting portion 5. In the compact disc storage tool including the above, the pivotal support connecting means includes the middle holder members 3a, 3
b, the engaging portion 16 of one middle holder member 3a is engaged with the receiving portion 17 of the other middle holder member 3b, and one middle holder member 3b is provided. In the receiving portion 17 of the member 3a, the other middle holder member 3
The engaging portion 16 of a is engaged, and the engaging portion 16 and the receiving portion 1
7, the center holder member 3a,
3b is provided so as to be swingable.

The pair of middle holder members 3a, 3b
The lid members 1a, 1
Since it is attached to the b side, it is not necessary to attach each individually, and the space for individually attaching each middle holder member to the connecting portion may be small.

Moreover, the middle holder members 3a, 3b of each other
Since the engaging portion 16 and the receiving portion 17 are engaged with each other, the medium holder member having the same configuration can be used. As a result, only one type of middle holder member 3a, 3b need be manufactured, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Moreover, the center of rocking of the engaging portion 16 and the receiving portion 17 of the middle holder member 3a and each middle holder member 3a.
It is preferable that the swing center of a with respect to the connecting portion 5 be substantially coincident with each other.

Further, it is preferable that the CDs 30 can be housed on the inner surfaces of the lid members 1a and 1b, respectively, and the CDs 30 can be attached to and detached from both surfaces of the middle holder members 3a and 3b.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 is a case-type storage device that can store, for example, six CDs. The storage device is a pair of lid members 1 that can be opened and closed.
a, 1b and a plurality of intermediate holder members 3a, 3b (two in the present embodiment) interposed between both lid members 1a, 1b.

The lid members 1a and 1b are made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and a peripheral frame portion 2 is formed on the four sides of the peripheral portion, and an accommodating concave portion 3 having an appropriate depth is provided inside the peripheral frame portion 2, and the shapes thereof are symmetrical. There is. The base side of both lid plate materials 1a and 1b are connected via a back plate part 5 as a connecting part. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, both lid members 1a and 1b and the back plate portion 5 are connected via a thin hinge portion 7, and both lid plate members 1a and 1b are bent at the hinge portion 7. This allows them to open and close each other.

In both lid members 1a and 1b, as shown in FIG. 2, an engaging portion 4 provided at one end is detachably engaged with an engaged portion 4a provided at the other end. Therefore, both lid members 1a and 1b can be maintained in the closed state. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a pair of pivotally supporting portions 8 are provided so as to project inside the back plate portion 5 and on both sides in the longitudinal direction. Is formed in.

A center positioning portion 12 which can be fitted into the central hole 30a of the CD 30 is provided at a substantially central position on the inner surface of each of the lid members 1a and 1b. The center positioning portion 12 is formed by annularly protruding a plurality of protrusions, and is elastically engaged with the central hole 30a of the CD 30.

The middle holder members 3a, 3b are made of a synthetic resin plate having a rectangular shape smaller than the accommodating recess 3 of the lid members 1a, 1b, and pivot support locking means 15 are provided at the bases thereof. Have. The pivot support means 15 is
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the engaging portion 16 is provided on one side of the base portion and the receiving portion 17 is provided on the other side of the base portion.

The engaging portions 16 are a pair of holding portions 1 projecting from the bases of the middle holder members 3a and 3b as shown in FIG.
A pivot shaft portion 20 is connected between 8a and 18b, and a pin portion 22 that fits into an engaging recess 8a of the pivot portion 8 of the lid members 1a and 1b is provided on the outer holding portion 18a so as to project. still,
The pin portion 22 and the pivot shaft portion 20 are on the same axis. Also, the holding portions 18a, 18b of both the middle holder members 3a, 3b
Locking projections 19 are formed on the respective locking projections 1.
Reference numeral 9 is adapted to engage with and disengage from a locked recess 21 formed on the inner surface of the back plate portion 5 shown in FIGS.

In this way, the locking projection 19 is engaged with the locked recess 2
By engaging 1 with each other, it is possible to maintain the middle holder members 3a, 3b at a right angle to the back plate portion 5 in a state where the middle holder members 3a, 3b are closed as shown in FIG. It is possible.

The receiving portion 17 has an annular fitting portion 25 having a fitting opening 24 in the longitudinal direction of the receiving portion. Specifically, the pivot shaft portion 20 of the engaging portion 16 of the one middle holder member 3a fits into the annular fitting portion 25 of the receiving portion 17 of the other middle holder member 3a, 3b. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, each of the middle holder members 3
The length L1 of the pivot shaft portions 20 of a and 3b is equal to the annular fitting portion 25.
Is set to be equal to or longer than the length L2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the pivot shaft portion 20 of one middle holder member 3a is connected to the other middle holder member 3b.
When fitted into the annular fitting portion 25, the respective swing centers O are located substantially on the same line as the facing surfaces of the middle holder members 3a and 3b. Here, the engaging portion 16
The pin portion 22, the pivot shaft portion 20, and the receiving portion 17 of the pivot portion 8 of the
The annular fitting portions 25 of are substantially in the same center. Therefore, each of the middle holder members 3a, 3b can be swung so as to rotate or open / close about the swing center O, and the middle holder members 3a, 3b can be closed even when they are closed. ,
It is possible to swing around the swing center O,
Since the space for attaching the middle holder members 3a, 3b to the back plate 5 can be made small (the width of the back plate 5 can be made small), the storage device can be made thin when closed.

Center positioning on both sides of each of the middle holder members 3a, 3b is such that it can be fitted into the center hole of the CD while protruding in the boss shape on both the front and back sides as shown in FIG. A section 27 is provided. The center positioning portion 27 is configured such that a plurality of claw pieces are circumferentially arranged so as to form a circle slightly larger than the central hole of the CD by their respective back surfaces while facing each other's toes. is there.

Further, on the base side and the tip side of each of the middle holder members 3a and 3b, the CDs 30 fitted to the respective center positioning portions 27 are closed as shown in FIG. 4 so as not to interfere with each other. The members 1a and 1b are provided with abutting portions 29 each of which is a slight pressure wall for maintaining a predetermined distance.

In the storage device having the above structure, the pivot shaft portion 20 of the one middle holder member 3a is fitted into the receiving portion 17 of the other middle holder member 3b, and the receiving portion of the one middle holder member 3a. By inserting the pivotal support shaft portion 20 of the other middle holder member 3b into 17, the middle holder members 3a and 3ba having the same structure can be used as a set of two with the front and back reversed. Therefore, it is only necessary to manufacture one kind of plural middle holders, and each middle holder member 3a, 3b can be molded by a single mold or the like, so that the manufacturing is simple and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

When the CD 30 is housed in both the lid members 1a and 1b, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the pair of middle holder members 3a and 3b are closed and the lid member 1 is closed.
In the state of being perpendicular to a and 1b, the locking convex portion 19 engages with the locked concave portion 21, so that the state can be maintained. Therefore, in this state, both lid members 1
By opening a and 1b, it is possible to easily and quickly store and remove CDs on the exposed surface sides of the respective lid members 1a and 1b and the middle holder members 3a and 3b.

It should be noted that, as shown by the phantom lines in FIG. 3, the middle holder members 3a and 3b are stacked on one of the open lid members 1a and 1b, and the other lid member 1a or 1b is used to store a CD. You can also do so.

When the CDs are to be stored in or taken out from the facing surfaces of the middle holder members 3a and 3b, the locking projections 19 are formed by opening the middle holder members 3a and 3b. Since it is detached from the locked recess 21 against the elastic force, it can be easily opened, and the CD can be stored or taken out easily and quickly.

Moreover, since each of the middle holder members 3a and 3b is formed in a plate shape and each CD can be stored on both sides thereof, many (6 in this embodiment) CDs are stored in a thin wall. It can be stored very compactly.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, the number of the middle holder members 3a and 3b is not limited to two,
A pair of middle holder members 3a, 3b such as four or six
It is possible to combine a plurality of. In such a case, for each pair of middle holder members 3a, 3b, the pivotally supporting portion 8 for holding the middle holder members 3a, 3b is arranged side by side on the back plate portion 5. It is possible to make the entire storage device thinner than in the case where the storage device is attached to the plate portion 5 separately.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the pivotal connecting means, the middle holder member includes the engaging portion and the receiving portion, and the engaging portion of one middle holder member is the other middle holder. The receiving portion of the member is engaged, and the receiving portion of the one middle holder member is engaged with the engaging portion of the other middle holder member, and the engaging portion between the engaging portion and the receiving portion is centered. Since each middle holder member is swingably provided, it can be used as a pair of middle holders by manufacturing a single middle holder. As a result, for example, a device such as a die for a single medium holder may be used, and thus there is an advantage that the manufacturing cost is reduced.

Further, since each of the middle holder members is provided so as to be swingable around the engaging portion between the engaging portion and the receiving portion, each middle holder member is individually attached to the connecting portion. In comparison with the above, a smaller mounting space is required, and although the plurality of CDs can be stored in the plurality of middle holder members, it is possible to prevent the entire storage tool from becoming thick.

Further, when a CD can be housed on the inner surface of the lid member and a CD can be attached to and detached from both surfaces of each middle holder member, the pair of middle holders can be rotated. Despite the fact that the centers can be aligned and multiple CDs can be stored, the case body has the advantages of being thin and compact, and it is possible to easily swing multiple middle holder members together. , CD on the lid
Can be stored and removed easily and quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire developed state showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid member is closed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a developed state of the same.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the same lid member in a closed state.

FIG. 5 is a front view including a partial cross section showing the inside of the lid member.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an essential part showing the engaged state of the middle holder member.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a connecting portion that connects the lid members.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the middle holder member.

9A is a sectional view of a receiving portion, and FIG. 9B is a sectional view of an engaging portion.

FIG. 10 is a rear view showing the pivotal connection means of the middle holder member.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a, 1b ... Lid member, 3a, 3b ... Medium holder member, 5
... connecting part, 30 ... CD, 16 ... engaging part, 17 ... receiving part

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of openable / closable lid members (1a), (1)
b), a connecting portion (5) for connecting the lid members (1a) and (1b) so as to be openable and closable, and the CD (30) which is interposed between the lid members (1a) and (1b). A pair of middle holder members (3a), (3b) and each middle holder member (3
a) and (3b) are pivotally supported by a connecting portion (5) in a swingable manner, in a compact disc storage device, wherein the pivotal supporting means is the middle holder member (3).
a) and (3b) are provided with an engaging portion (16) and a receiving portion (17), and the engaging portion (16) of one middle holder member (3a) is the other middle holder member (3b). Which is engaged with the receiving portion (17) of one of the inner holder members (3)
In the receiving part (17) of a), the other middle holder member (3
The engaging part (16) of a) is engaged, and the engaging part (16) is
A compact disk storage device, characterized in that each of the middle holder members (3a), (3b) is provided so as to be swingable around the engaging portion between the receiving portion (17) and the receiving portion (17). 2. The middle holder members (3a), (3b)
2. The compact disc according to claim 1, wherein the center of swing of the engaging portion (16) and the receiving portion (17) substantially coincides with the center of swing of each middle holder member (3a) with respect to the connecting portion (5). Storage tool. 3. A CD (30) can be housed on the inner surface side of each of the lid members (1a), (1b), and a CD (30) can be housed on both surfaces of each middle holder member (3a), (3b). Three
The compact disc storage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein (0) is removable.