JPH0255309B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a storage container used for storing thin flat articles.

Recently, compact discs have been developed as an alternative to conventional records. Unlike conventional records, this record is recorded using digital codes, and a semiconductor laser is used for reproduction. During playback, a semiconductor laser is irradiated onto the disk and scanned, the music signal information is read, and the output signal is passed through a digital/analog converter to decode the continuous pulses code by code and convert them into normal audio signals. It is something. The above-mentioned compact disk has excellent sound quality with almost no noise or distortion, and is ultra-compact, and there are great expectations for its widespread use in the future.

In view of these circumstances, the inventor of the present invention aimed to develop a storage container mainly for storing compact disks to facilitate the actual use of the disks, and after various studies, the present inventor has developed the present invention. I've reached it.
However, due to its unique structure, the container of the present invention can also store medals, coins, etc. in addition to compact disks, and therefore, the present invention is not limited to storing the above-mentioned disks. The purpose is to store flat items.

That is, the present invention provides a container base having a hinge portion to form a lid that can be opened and closed and a storage recess, a container top portion mounted and fixed on the container base, and a lid portion of the container base. The object of the present invention is to provide a storage container comprising a locking means for removably locking the container to the top surface of the container.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 indicates a storage container, and the container 1
consists of a container base 2 and a container top 3 mounted and fixed on the container base 2, and a storage recess 5 for storing a compact disk 4 is formed on the top of the container base 2. The storage recess 5 has a size and shape corresponding to the size and shape of the disk 4, and is formed in the shape of a groove. In this embodiment, a case will be explained in which the storage recess 5 is formed in a circular shape. A hinge portion 6 is provided on the container base 2, thereby forming a lid portion 7 that can be opened and closed. Hinge part 6
is constructed by providing a V-shaped groove 8 on the upper surface of the container base 2, and is provided at a position dividing the storage recess 5 in half, that is, at a center line position of the recess 5, as shown in FIG. The right half of the hinge part 6 is configured as a lid part 7, and the left half of the hinge part 6 is configured as a fixing part 9.
The container top 3 is fixed to the fixing part 9 of the container base 2, and as shown in FIG. An engagement groove or an engagement through hole 11 that engages with the engagement protrusion 10 is provided in the container top surface 3 or the container base 2, and the engagement protrusion 10 and the engagement groove or engagement through hole 11 are engaged. (A in the same figure), a through hole 12 is provided in the container top 3 or the container base 2,
The tip of the through hole 1 is located in the container base 2 or the container top surface 3.
A protrusion 1 that is long enough to protrude outward from the open end of 2.
3, the projection 13 is fitted into the through hole 12, the projection tip 13a is heated and crushed, and the container is locked (FIG. B), the container top 3 and the container base 2.
A screw hole 14 is provided in the screw hole 14, and a screw 15 is inserted into the screw hole 14.
There is a mode in which the container is screwed in from the container top 3 side or from the container base 2 side (C in the same figure), and a mode in which the container top 3 and the container base 2 are bonded with adhesive, although not particularly shown. .

There is a tapered surface 1 near the end of the lid 7 of the container base 2.
A notch 19 having a tapered surface 18 is provided on the top surface of the container 3 in correspondence with the projection 17.
The lid part 7 is locked to the container top part 3 due to mutual bite (closing of the lid part), and the lid part 7 is separated from the container top part 3 by releasing the said biting (opening of the lid part),
Thus, the lid part 7 is configured to be releasably engaged with the container top part 3 (FIG. 2).

For example, synthetic resin, metal, etc. can be used as the material for the container base 2 and the container top 3, and the base 2 and the top 3 can be made of a transparent material, a translucent material, or an opaque material. However, it is preferable that the top section 3 is made of a transparent material so that the compact disk 4 inside can be seen through. As the transparent material, for example, acrylic resin, styrene resin, etc. can be used, and as the translucent material and opaque material, for example, polypropylene resin, polyethylene resin,
Aluminum or the like can be used. Note that the above material may be colored.

To store the compact disc 4 in the storage container 1 constructed as described above, the lid 7 is opened by pushing downward as shown in FIG. 1, and the disc 4 is inserted in the direction of arrow a in this state. When scolded,
The disk 4 is guided into the storage recess 5 on the fixed part 9 side,
Retained. Next, when the lid part 7 is lifted upward and the tapered surface 16 of the projecting piece 17 and the tapered surface 18 of the notch part 19 are bitten, the lid part 7 is locked to the top surface part 3 and the lid is reliably closed. To take out the disk 4 from the container 1, it is sufficient to open the lid 7 and pull out the disk 4 in the direction of arrow b.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the hinge portion 6 is attached to the bottom surface of the base portion 2 as shown in FIG.
It may also be constructed by providing a character-shaped groove 8'.
With this configuration, when the lid 7 is opened, the groove side walls come into contact with each other, so the opening of the lid can be stopped at a predetermined angle, and its movement can be prevented. In addition, the base 2 is composed of two members, and as shown in FIG. 8, one member 2a has insertion holes 20 near the ends of both sides, and the other member 2b has an extension piece having protrusions 21 at the ends of both sides. The hinge portion 6 may be configured by extending the protrusion 22 and fitting the protrusion 21 into the insertion hole 20. In this case, on the contrary, one member 2a
Protrusions 21 are provided at the ends of both sides of the other member 2b.
The extension piece 22 may be provided with an insertion hole 20 into which the projection 21 is fitted, and the insertion hole 20 may be a through hole or a non-through hole. In FIG. 2, by pasting synthetic paper with excellent hinge characteristics on the back surface of the base 2, the hinge portion 6 can be reinforced and the function of visual communication based on printing can be provided. The position of the hinge portion 6 is not limited to the center line position of the storage recess 5. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, it may be a position displaced to the left from the center line position m (A in the figure), or a position displaced to the right (B in the figure) on the contrary (for convenience, the center (The position of the line is indicated in the figure by a dashed-dotted line). In the case where the storage recess 5 is formed in a circular shape as shown in FIG. Because of the small size, it becomes impossible to insert the disk 4 into the recess 5 (if the sizes of the disk and the storage recess are approximately the same). Therefore, in this case, the shape of the recess 5 in the part located on the left side of the center line position m of the recess 5 is formed in a semicircular shape, and the shape of the recess 5 in the part located on the right side is formed in the center line width (the diameter of the circle). ) is formed into a rectangular shape with the same width. In the figure, p indicates the contour line of the recessed portion 5. The hinge portion 6 is not limited to being provided parallel to the vertical side 23 of the base portion 2;
It may be diagonal (C in the same figure), or the base 2
It is also possible to provide a diagonal line connecting both corners of the disk 4 so that the disk 4 can be inserted and removed in an oblique direction (D in the same figure). In these cases, if the width of the recess 5 at the hinge portion 6 position is smaller than the centerline width of the recess 5 when the recess 5 is formed circularly, as shown in FIGS. C and D, as described above, The recess 5 is not formed in a circular shape, but is formed into a shape consisting of a substantially semicircular portion 5a and a straight portion 5b having the same width as the center line width of the recess 5. Incidentally, even when the hinge portion 6 is provided at the center line position of the recess 5, the recess 5 may be formed in the shape of the recess 5 as shown in FIG. B (FIG. E).

As a means for detachably locking the lid part 7 to the top part 3, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a magnet 24 is embedded in an appropriate location of the lid part 7 or the top part 3, Alternatively, a metal piece 25 may be embedded in the top portion 3 or the lid portion 7, and the two may be locked by magnetic force.

When transparent synthetic resin is used as the material for the top surface portion 3, lens processing such as Fresnel lens processing, convex lens processing (FIG. 9), concave lens processing, etc. can be applied to all or part of the top surface portion. In this case, when the internal disk 4 is seen through from the outside using the refraction of light, a special way of viewing becomes possible, such as being able to enlarge the disk.

The horizontal side 26 of the lid portion 2 may be cut diagonally to form a tapered surface having an arbitrary taper angle α as shown in FIG. When configured in this way, the lid part 7 functions as a screen support part in its open state as shown in FIG. If it is placed upright in a store, for example, it can have a display effect and a POP effect, which has the advantage of contributing to advertising.

A band can be inserted into the container 1 of the present invention if necessary. This band is a vertically elongated band 2 inserted in the horizontal direction (x direction) of the container 1 as shown in FIG.
7 may be used, or it may be an oblong band 27' inserted in the vertical direction (y direction). In the latter case, the lid part 7
can prevent accidental opening. The band has an encircling shape with a hollow cross section, and the band may be integrally provided with a back cover 28, and the back cover 28 may be provided with a locking piece 29 that locks on the bottom of the band. good. Similar to conventional LP jackets, the band can be provided with any desired information such as track title, artist name, record number, etc., and can be given the function of an advertising medium.

The depth of the storage recess is arbitrary, and the space between the lower surface of the top surface of the container and the storage recess can be configured as a space having a vertical height approximately equal to the thickness of the stored article, and when configured in this way. This can prevent stored items from wobbling or playing.

Although the above embodiment describes the case where the container of the present invention is used as a storage container for a compact disk, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be used for any thin and flat article like the disk described above. Therefore, it is also possible to implement it as a container for storing medals, coins, etc., for example.

As explained above, the container of the present invention can easily store thin and flat articles, and is thin and small overall, making it convenient to carry and easy to transport.
It is advantageous in handling because it does not take up much space during storage.
In addition, since a lid that can be opened and closed is provided at the base of the container instead of on the top of the container, when the lid is opened, stored items can be easily taken in and out by simply sliding them horizontally. If this is provided on the top of the container, it will be difficult to take the stored items in and out as the items will come into contact with the groove walls of the storage recess in the container base, etc.). Further, in the present invention, a storage recess for storing articles is provided in the container base, and the recess is not provided in the top surface of the container, so that the lower surface of the top surface can be a smooth surface, and therefore, the storage recess for storing articles can be made smooth. This has the effect that it can be easily taken in and out by sliding it in contact with the lower surface of the top part.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the container of the invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the container in a closed state, and Fig. 3 is an embodiment in which a magnet and a metal piece are attached. 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part showing the locking by magnetic force when the lid is closed in FIG. 3, and FIGS. A schematic plan view of a container base showing another embodiment, FIGS. 6A to 6C are longitudinal cross-sectional views of main parts showing an example of the fixing structure between the container top and the container base, and FIG. 7 is another embodiment of the hinge structure. 8 is a partially cutaway plan view of the main part showing another embodiment of the same structure; FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example in which a convex lens is processed on the top surface of the container; Fig. 10 is a schematic plan view of a container base showing an example in which a tapered surface is formed on the horizontal side of the lid, Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the container having the container base of Fig. 10 is propped up, and Fig. 12 is a FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a band is inserted into the container of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Storage container, 2... Container base, 3... Container top part, 5... Storage recessed part, 6... Hinge part, 7...
... Lid part, 16, 18 ... Tapered surface, 24 ... Magnet, 25 ... Metal piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container base having a hinge portion to form a lid that can be opened and closed and a storage recess, a container top portion placed and fixed on the container base, and a lid portion of the container base attached to the container top portion. A storage container comprising a locking means for releasably locking the storage container.