JPH0436945B2 - - 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 traditional 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 and distortion, and is ultra-compact.
There are high hopes for its widespread use in the future.

In view of the above circumstances, the inventor of the present invention intended to develop a storage container mainly for storing compact disks to facilitate the actual use of the disks, and as a result of various studies, he came up with the present invention. 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, and a container top portion mounted and fixed on the container base and forming a storage recess. The object of the present invention is to provide a storage container comprising: and a locking means for removably locking a lid portion of a container base to a top surface portion 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 on the lower surface of the container top 3 and the upper surface of the container base 2. 5' is formed. The storage recesses 5, 5' have a size and shape that correspond to the size and shape of the disk 4 and allow easy storage and removal of the disk 4, and are formed in the shape of a groove. In other words, when storing a circular compact disk 4, the storage recess 5 provided on the top surface 3 of the container is a semicircular portion 5a that has approximately the same shape and size as half of the disk 4, as shown in FIG.
and a parallel straight portion 5b that is continuously formed from both ends of the semicircular portion 5a to the end 3a of the container top surface portion 3 and has the same width W as the diameter of the semicircular portion 5a. Further, the storage recess 5' of the container base 2 is formed in a circular shape. The container base 2 has a storage recess 5'.
A hinge portion 6 is provided at a position where the recess 5' is divided into halves, that is, at the center of the recess 5', thereby forming a lid portion 7 that can be opened and closed. The hinge part 6 is constructed by providing a V-shaped groove 8 on the upper surface of the container base 2, as shown in FIG.
It is comprised of the lid part 7 and the fixing part 9 with the boundary between them. The container top 3 is fixed to the fixing portion 9 of the container base 2, and as shown in FIG. , container top part 3
Alternatively, an engagement groove or an engagement through hole 11 that engages with the engagement protrusion 10 is provided in the container base 2, and the engagement protrusion 1
0 and the engagement groove or the engagement through hole 11 (FIG. A), the through hole 12 is provided in the container top 3 or the container base 2, and the tip is inserted into the container base 2 or the container top 3 through the through hole 12. A protrusion 13 that is long enough to protrude outward from the open end of the hole 12 is provided, and the protrusion 13 is provided in the through hole 12.
3 are fitted together, and the protruding tip 13a is heated and crushed to lock the container (FIG. B). A screw hole 14 is provided in the container top surface 3 and the container base 2, and a screw 15 is inserted into the screw hole 14. There is a mode in which the container top surface 3 and the container base 2 are screwed in from the side of the container top 3 or the container base 2 (FIG. C), and a mode in which the container top 3 and the container base 2 are bonded together with an 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 in the top surface portion 3 of the container in correspondence with the projection 17.
The lid part 7 is locked to the container top part 3 by the mutual bite (closing of the lid part), and the lid part 7 is separated from the container top part 3 by the release of the said bite (opening of the lid part),
Thus, the lid part 7 is configured to be releasably engaged with the container top surface 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 may be made of a transparent material, a translucent material, or an opaque material. However, it is preferable to use a transparent material for the top section 3 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, etc. 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 by the linear portion 5b of the storage recess 5 of the container top surface 3 and led to the storage recesses 5, 5'.
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 may be constructed by providing an inverted V-shaped groove 8' on the lower surface of the base portion 2, as shown in FIG.
With this configuration, when the lid part 7 is opened, the groove side walls come into contact with each other, so that the opening of the lid part 7 can be stopped at a predetermined angle, and the movement of the lid part 7 can be prevented. In addition, the base 2 is composed of two members, and as shown in FIG. 9, 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 addition, when forming the hinge part 6 as shown in Fig. 2, synthetic paper with excellent hinge properties is pasted on the back surface of the base 2 to provide reinforcement of the hinge part 6 and a visual communication function based on printing. be able to. The position of the hinge portion 6 is not limited to the position corresponding to the center line of the storage recess 5'. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, it may be a position displaced to the left of the center line m (A in the figure) or, conversely, a position displaced to the right (B in the figure) (for convenience, the center line position is shown in the figure by a dashed line.) When the position of the hinge part 6 is displaced to the right as shown in figure B, and the depth of the storage recess 5 of the top part 3 is shallower than the thickness of the disk 4. , a storage recess 5' provided in the base 2
If the storage recess 5' is formed into a circular shape, the width Y of the storage recess 5' at the hinge portion 6 position is smaller than the center line width of the recess 5', that is, the diameter of the circle, so the disk 4 is inserted into the recess 5, 5'. This becomes impossible (if the sizes of the disk 4 and the storage recess 5' are approximately the same). Therefore, in this case, similarly to the shape of the recess 5, 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 a circular shape. It is formed into a rectangular shape with the same width as the diameter. In the figure, P indicates the contour line of the recess 5'. The hinge portion 6 is not limited to being provided parallel to the vertical side 23 of the base portion 2, but may be provided diagonally (as shown in FIG. It may also be inserted and removed (D in the same figure). In these cases, if the width of the recess 5' at the hinge part 6 position is smaller than the diameter of the recess 5' when the recess 5' is formed in a circular shape, as shown in FIGS. , the concave portion 5' is not formed in a circular shape, but is formed into a substantially semicircular portion 5.
a' and the straight part 5 having the same width as the center line width of the recessed part 5'
It is formed into a shape consisting of b'. Incidentally, even if the hinge portion 6 is provided at the center line position of the recess 5', the recess 5' may be formed in the shape shown in FIG.

As a means for detachably locking the lid part 7 to the top part 3, magnets 24 are embedded in appropriate locations of the lid part 7 or the top part 3, as shown in FIGS. 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. In this case, the projecting piece 17 of the base 2 and the top part 3
The notch 19 does not need to have the tapered surfaces 16 and 18, and may not even have the notch 19.
However, when the depth of the recess 5 provided in the top surface part 3 is formed deeper than the thickness of the disk 4, in order to prevent the disk 4 from falling off, it is necessary to The protruding piece 17 may be formed in a shape that allows the corresponding portion to be closed by the protruding piece 17.

When transparent synthetic resin is used as the material for the top surface portion 3, lens processing such as Fresnel lens processing or convex lens processing (FIG. 10) can be applied to all or part of the top surface portion 3. In this case, when the internal disk 4 is seen through from the outside using the refraction of light, a special display is possible, such as being able to see the disk 4 enlarged.

The lateral side of the lid portion 7 may be cut diagonally to form a lateral side 26 having an arbitrary taper angle α as shown in FIG. When configured in this way, the lid part 7 functions as a screen support member in its open state as shown in FIG. 12, and the container 1 can be stood up against it. For example, if it is placed in a store, it can have a display effect and POP effect, and 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 recesses 5 and 5' is arbitrary, and the space formed by the recesses 5 and 5' can be configured as a space having a vertical height approximately equal to the thickness of the stored article, When configured in this way, it is possible to prevent the stored items from rattling or playing.

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

As explained above, the container of the present invention can easily store thin and flat items, and is thin and small as a whole, making it convenient to carry and convenient for handling as it does not take up much space during transportation or storage. It is. In addition, since a straight line part is formed in the storage recess formed in the top surface of the container, the straight line part acts as a guide groove when putting in and taking out stored items, making it easy to take them in and out. Since it is provided on both the base parts, there is no need to form deep grooves in each part, so it is easy to process and has the effect of improving the strength of the top surface part and the base part.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the container in a closed state, FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the back of the top of the container, and FIG. The figure is a back view of the embodiment in which a magnet and a metal piece are attached, with the lid open, FIG. ~E is a schematic plan view of the base of the container showing another example of the hinge position, FIG. 7A~
C is a sectional view of a main part showing another example of the fixing structure between the container top and the container base, FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the main part showing another example of the hinge structure, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the main part of the same structure. A partially cutaway plan view showing another embodiment, FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an example in which a convex lens is processed on the top surface of the container, and FIG. 11 is an example in which a tapered surface is formed on the horizontal side of the lid. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the container having the container base shown in FIG. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Storage container, 2... Container base, 3... Container top surface part, 5, 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 base top surface portion mounted and fixed on the container base and forming a storage recess, and a container. A storage container comprising a locking means for removably locking a base lid portion to a top surface of the container.