CN1890747A - Case for a disk - Google Patents

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CN1890747A
CN1890747A CNA2004800362312A CN200480036231A CN1890747A CN 1890747 A CN1890747 A CN 1890747A CN A2004800362312 A CNA2004800362312 A CN A2004800362312A CN 200480036231 A CN200480036231 A CN 200480036231A CN 1890747 A CN1890747 A CN 1890747A
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W·C·J·比尔霍夫
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
    • G11B23/03—Containers for flat record carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/02—Details
    • G11B17/04—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
    • G11B17/041—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit specially adapted for discs contained within cartridges
    • G11B17/043—Direct insertion, i.e. without external loading means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/02—Details
    • G11B17/04—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
    • G11B23/03—Containers for flat record carriers
    • G11B23/0301—Details
    • G11B23/0308—Shutters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
    • G11B23/03—Containers for flat record carriers
    • G11B23/0301—Details
    • G11B23/0313—Container cases
    • G11B23/0316—Constructional details, e.g. shape

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Abstract

The function of a case is to protect a disc positioned inside the case from damages like scratches, fingerprints, dust or the like. When access the disk is needed, the case has to be inserted into a loading slot of e.g. a disk drive, thereby opening an access window of the case. Cases known from prior art have a rectangular shape and a moveable slider positioned at one side of the case. The present invention provides a case (1) for a disk (3), comprising at least two shells (4, 5), whereby said at least two shells are rotatable around at least one axis between a closed position and an open position, whereby outer side walls (11) of said shells (4, 5) define a triangular shape of the case in said closed position of the case, and whereby inner side walls (12) of said shells (4, 5) define an access window (14) in said open position of the case (1) providing access to the disk (3) through said access window (14).

Description

Tray salver
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of tray salver, especially the used box of CD or disk or magneto-optic disk.This box also is called container or box body usually.The invention still further relates to the box that is holding this dish.
Background of invention
The function of box is to prevent to be positioned at the damage of the dish generation of box inside as scuffing, fingerprint, dust and so on.When needing access to be stored in data on the dish, box must be inserted in the loading chute of disk drive for example, thereby open the slot of box, the access path that leads to dish is provided.
The box that sees prior art has rectangular shape and the movable slide block that is positioned at box one side.In the off-position of box, slide block is covered with the slot that is positioned at box.When box was inserted in the loading chute, slide block will be pushed open by mechanical part in the disk drive or part, thereby opened the slot of box and the access path that leads to dish is provided.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of tray salver, especially the used box of CD or disk or magneto-optic disk, comprise at least two housings, described thus at least two housings can be around at least one axis rotation between off-position and open position, the lateral wall of described housing defines the triangular shaped of box in the described off-position of box thus, and the madial wall of described housing defines slot in the described open position of box thus, and the path by described slot disc accessible is provided.In the described open position of box, approximate parallel to each other to the described lateral wall of small part.Word " triangular shaped " also should be understood that to be substantially triangular form or even be the taper form.Slot is provided in a side of box by the relative rotation of housing.Slot is limited by the madial wall of rotary shell.During housing rotation and box are opened, will there be dust or other dirt to move in the slot.This betides in the box that sees prior art usually.
Box can insert in the loading chute of disk drive and so on, and box will automatically be transferred to described open position from described off-position when box inserts in the described loading chute thus, and does not need any additional mechanical parts or part in the disk drive.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, housing directly is linked together so that jointly rotate around an axis, and a described thus axes of rotation overlaps with the center of dish.
According to alternative preferred embodiment of the present invention, by being installed on, two housings housing is linked together so that jointly rotate around two axis, and keep at a distance in the center of described thus two axes of rotation and dish.
More preferred embodiment has been described in the claims.
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Fig. 1 shows the vertical view of tray salver according to a first advantageous embodiment of the invention, and wherein box is in the closed position;
Fig. 2 shows the vertical view according to the box of Fig. 1, and wherein box is shown in an open position;
Fig. 3 shows the backplan according to the box of Fig. 1 and 2, and wherein box is in the closed position;
Fig. 4 shows the backplan according to the box of Fig. 1 to 3, and wherein box is shown in an open position;
Fig. 5 shows the perspective bottom view according to the box of Fig. 1 to 4, and wherein box is shown in an open position;
Fig. 6 shows the left side according to the box of Fig. 3;
Fig. 7 shows along the direction VII-VII shown in Fig. 3 and 6 and passes sectional view according to the box of Fig. 1 to 6;
Fig. 8 shows in the closed position according to the box of Fig. 1 to 8 and the loading chute of disk drive;
Fig. 9 show be shown in an open position according to the box of Fig. 1 to 8 and the loading chute of disk drive;
Figure 10 shows the vertical view of tray salver according to a second, preferred embodiment of the present invention, and wherein box is in the closed position;
Figure 11 shows the vertical view according to the box of Figure 10, and wherein box is shown in an open position;
Figure 12 shows the backplan according to the box of Figure 10 and 11, and wherein box is in the closed position;
Figure 13 shows the backplan according to the box of Figure 10 to 12, and wherein box is shown in an open position;
Figure 14 shows the left side according to the box of Figure 12; And
Figure 15 shows along the direction XV-XV shown in Figure 12 and 14 and passes sectional view according to the box of Figure 10 to 14.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 to 9 shows the different views of an example of tray salver 1 according to a first advantageous embodiment of the invention, wherein Fig. 1 and 3 shows the vertical view and the backplan of box in the closed position 1, and Fig. 2,4 and 5 shows the vertical view and the backplan of the box 1 that is shown in an open position.Fig. 8 and 9 shows the loading chute 2 of box 1 and disk drive, wherein must insert box 1 so that visit is positioned at the dish 3 of box 1.
Box 1 according to Fig. 1 to 9 comprises two housings 4 and 5.Each provides one and half ones of box 1 in the housing 4 and 5. Housing 4 and 5 is installed on the supporting member 6, and two housings 4 and 5 can be relative to each other and with respect to supporting member 6 rotations thus.As shown in Fig. 1 to 4, each is around an axis 7 and 8 rotations in the housing 4 and 5.Housing 4 rotates around axis 8 housing 5 around axis 7 rotations.As shown in Figure 4, two rotations 7 and 8 are positioned at from coiling 3 center 9 and leave a distance.The part 10 of supporting member 6 is inserted box 1 in the loading chute 2 being convenient to as handle or handle.
Each comprises lateral wall 11 and madial wall 12 in two housings 4 and 5.(please see Figure 1 and 3) in the off-position of box, madial wall 12 positions are located adjacent one another and contact with each other.Lateral wall 11 meets at the front end 13 of box 1.In the off-position of box 1, lateral wall 11 defines the taper of box 1 or triangular shaped.
In order to open box 1 or box 1 to be transferred to open position according to Fig. 2 and 4 from the off-position according to Fig. 1 and 3, housing 4 and 5 can reciprocally rotate around axis 7 and 8, therefore because the rotation of housing 4 and 5, so the madial wall 12 of housing 4 and 5 is just away from each other and and then at least at the access port or the slot 14 of region generating between two madial walls 12 of front end 13.After housing 4 and 5 moves in the open position of box 1, approximate parallel to each other to the described lateral wall of small part 11.Slot 14 provides the gateway of leading to dish 3, therefore provides being stored in the access path of the data on the dish 3.
As shown in Fig. 8 and 9, box 1 is suitable for inserting in the loading chute 2 of disk drive.Loading chute 2 has the width W that the boundary's wall 15 by loading chute 2 limits 2The box 1 and the front end 13 thereof that are loaded with dish 3 can be inserted in the loading chute 2.As seen from Figure 8, the width W of box 1 in the closed position 1, CBe wider than or greater than the width W of loading chute 2The width W of box 1 in the closed position 1, CRearward end 16 by the sidewall 11 of housing 4 and 5 limits, and rearward end 16 is positioned at the end opposite place with respect to front end 13 of box 1 thus.
The box 1 that is in its off-position can utilize its front end 13 to insert in the loading chute 2, till boundary's wall 15 formation of lateral wall 11 and loading chute contact.When the lateral wall 11 of box 1 and boundary's wall 15 of loading chute 2 form contact and box 1 when continuing to insert in the loading chute 2 housing 4 and 5 beginnings automatically rotate around axis 7 and 8.During box 1 continued to insert in the loading chute 2, box 1 will be transferred to its open position (please see Figure 9) from off-position (please see Figure 8).Along with box 1 inserts in the loading chute 2, slot 14 will automatically be opened.Do not need other mechanical hook-up to open the slot 14 of box 1 in loading chute 2 inside.
As seen from Figure 9, the width W of loading chute 2 2Approximate diameter with dish 3 adds that coiling 3 play in box 1 adds that the thickness of lateral wall 11 of box 1 is corresponding.The width W of the box 1 that is shown in an open position 1,0Be similar to width W with loading chute 2 2Corresponding.
Can see that from Fig. 6 and 8 each is included in the groove 17 that is positioned at madial wall 12 places in the zone relative with the front end 13 of box in the housing 4 and 5.This allow housing 4 and 5 box 1 is inserted loading chute between 2 mid-terms around axis 7 and 8 rotations, so the border of the adjacent grooves 17 in the madial wall 12 as stroke or backstop apparatus so that the rotation relative to each other of restriction housing 4 and 5.Because groove 17 is provided in the madial wall 12 of housing 4 and 5, so the thickness of housing 4 and 5 thickness or housing 4 and 5 madial wall 12 can be the same identical.During the housing rotation, and in nonessential another housing 5 or 4 of insertion with housing 4 or 5.
Figure 10 to 15 shows second preferred embodiment of dish 19 used boxes 18.Box 18 according to Figure 10 to 15 comprises two housings 20 and 21 again, and each provides one and half ones of box 18 in the housing 20 and 21.Contrast with embodiment according to Fig. 1 to 9, the housing 20 of box 18 and 21 be not be connected on the supporting member but directly connect each other so as to make two housings 20 with 21 around the 22 relative rotations of an axis.Two housings 20 and 21 rotation 22 overlap with the center 23 of the dish 19 that is positioned at box 18 inside.
Be second embodiment according to Figure 10 to 15 according to the key distinction between the embodiment of Fig. 1 to 9 and Figure 10 to 15, two housings 20 and 21 jointly directly connect each other around 22 rotations of an axis and these two housings 20 and 21.In first embodiment according to Fig. 1 to 9, two housings 4 and 5 are around two axis 7 and rotation jointly each other, and two housings 4 and 5 are installed on the supporting member 6 and therefore are linked together indirectly.
Can see that from Figure 10 and 12 in the off-position of box 18, box 18 has triangular shaped. Housing 20 and 21 lateral wall 24 meet at the front end 25 of box 18 in the off-position of box 18. Housing 20 and 21 madial wall 26 contact with each other in the off-position of box 18.
For the access path that leads to the dish 19 that is positioned at box 18 is provided, thereby two housings 20 of box 18 and 21 can jointly produce slot 27 around axis 22 rotations between two madial walls 26, so that the access path that leads to dish 19 is provided.In the open position (please see Figure 11 and 13) of box 18, two housings 20 and 21 lateral wall 24 are approximate parallel to each other.
In two housings 20 and 21 one is that housing 21 comprises a part 28 in the embodiment shown, and this part 28 must be pushed or insert in another housing 20 during two housings 20 and 21 are around axis 22 rotations.Figure 14 shows the groove 29 in the housing 20, and the part 28 of housing 21 can be inserted during two housings 20 and 21 rotations in this groove 29 so that open slot 27 between two madial walls 26 at front end 25 places of box 18.
Utilize the present invention, a kind of new design of coiling used box or so-called container or box body is provided, so that prevent to coil the damage that picture scuffing, finger tip contact, dust contact and so on take place.The lateral wall of box defines the taper of box or triangular shaped in the off-position of box.Box can be by simply box being inserted disk drive loading chute and so in and easily open.Box comprises two housings, and they can be around an axis or two axis rotations jointly each other.If two housings are around an axis rotation that overlaps with the center of dish in the box, then two housings directly are linked together.If two housings rotate around two axis, then by two housings being installed on the supporting member and two housings are linked together indirectly.During box inserted in the loading chute, box was automatically opened.Loading chute inside does not need other mechanical hook-up to open slot to allow accesses disk.During housing rotation and box are opened, will there be dust or other dirt to move in the slot.
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1 box
2 loading chutes
3 dishes
4 housings
5 housings
6 supporting members
7 axis
8 axis
9 centers
10 parts
11 lateral walls
12 madial walls
13 front ends
14 slots
15 boundary's walls
16 rear ends
17 grooves
18 boxes
19 dishes
20 housings
21 housings
22 axis
23 centers
24 lateral walls
25 front ends
26 madial walls
27 slots
28 parts
29 grooves

Claims (15)

1. one kind comprises at least two housings (4,5; 20,21) dish (3; 19) used box, described at least two housings (4,5; 20,21) can be around axis (7,8 between off-position and open position; 22) rotation, wherein said housing (4,5; 20,21) lateral wall (11; 24) in the described off-position of box, define box (1; 18) triangular shaped, and wherein said housing (4,5; 20,21) madial wall (12; 26) at box (1; 18) define slot (14 in the described open position; 27), provide by described slot (14; 27) disc accessible (3; 19) path.
2. box according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in the described open position of box (1,18), extends parallel to each other to the described lateral wall of small part (11,24) is approximate.
3. box according to claim 1 is characterized in that, box (1; 18) can insert in the loading chute (2) of disk drive and so on, box (1 thus; 18) will be at box (1; Automatically be transferred to described open position when 18) inserting in the described loading chute (2) from described off-position.
4. box according to claim 3 is characterized in that, box (1 in the closed position; 18) width is wider than or greater than the width of loading chute (2).
5. box according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the box (1 that is shown in an open position; 18) width is approximate corresponding with the width of loading chute (2).
6. box according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the width of loading chute (2) is similar to and is positioned at box (1; 18) Nei dish (3; 19) diameter adds that the play of dish in box adds box (1; 18) lateral wall (11; 24) thickness is corresponding.
7. box according to claim 1 is characterized in that, housing (20,21) is linked together so that around an axis (22) rotation mutually.
8. box according to claim 7 is characterized in that, housing (20,21) directly is linked together.
9. according to claim 7 or 8 described boxes, it is characterized in that a described axes of rotation (22) overlaps with the center (23) of the dish that is positioned at box (19).
10. box according to claim 1 is characterized in that, housing (4,5) is installed on supporting member (16) and goes up so that rotate mutually around two axis (7,8).
11. box according to claim 10 is characterized in that, housing (20,21) is gone up and is linked together indirectly by they being connected in described supporting member (16).
12., it is characterized in that described two axes of rotation (7,8) are kept at a distance with the center (9) of dish (3) according to claim 10 or 11 described boxes.
13. box according to claim 1 is characterized in that, box (1,18) comprises front end (13; 25), lateral wall (11; 24) at box (1; 18) converge to this front end place in the off-position, box (1 thus; 18) front end (13; 25) can insert in the loading chute (2) of disk drive and so on, up to box (1; 18) lateral wall (11; 24) with boundary's wall (15) of loading chute (2) form contact till.
14. box according to claim 13 is characterized in that, when box (1; When 18) continuing to insert loading chute (2), housing (4,5; 20,21) thus beginning mutually rotation at box (1; 18) front end (13; 25) locate to form slot (14; 27).
15., holding can read and/or recordable dish according to each described box in the aforementioned claim.
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