WO2004093080A2 - Disc case provided with visualization means for displaying the presence or absence of a disc in said case - Google Patents

Disc case provided with visualization means for displaying the presence or absence of a disc in said case Download PDF

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WO2004093080A2
WO2004093080A2 PCT/FR2004/000886 FR2004000886W WO2004093080A2 WO 2004093080 A2 WO2004093080 A2 WO 2004093080A2 FR 2004000886 W FR2004000886 W FR 2004000886W WO 2004093080 A2 WO2004093080 A2 WO 2004093080A2
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Frédéric Itey
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    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/02Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
    • G11B33/04Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
    • G11B33/0405Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
    • G11B33/0433Multiple disc containers
    • G11B33/0444Multiple disc containers for discs without cartridge
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/02Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
    • G11B33/04Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
    • G11B33/0405Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
    • G11B33/0411Single disc boxes
    • G11B33/0422Single disc boxes for discs without cartridge

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  • the present invention relates to a disc box provided with a display means for displaying the presence or absence of a disc in the box, that is to say a CD disc box, or the like comprising a case provided a cover and a double bottom nested in the housing and having a housing for the disc surrounded by a raised track and a wide edge on the side of the articulation of the cover, a slide coming into the housing having a body one end of which carries a naturally projecting flap in the housing to be pushed towards the interior of the housing by the cover (inactive position) or to be subjected to the action of the disc placed in the housing to come against the inclined part of the raised edge (active position).
  • the invention relates, in general, to a CD disc box, that is to say a box of the type defined above and which can receive, in addition to the usual recorded CD discs, also CD-ROMs or discs. audio-video DVD.
  • Such a CD disc box is already known, in particular according to documents FR 00 08 220 and FR 02 02 194.
  • Aim of the invention is to develop a CD disc box of the type defined above. , allowing an even more visible and, if necessary, tactile display of the presence or absence of a disc in the box, in particular in CD disc boxes having a double transparent bottom.
  • the invention also provides great possibilities for individualizing the box and, where appropriate, the disc to facilitate the identification not only of the absence of a disc in a box, especially if it has a double transparent bottom, but also to easily find the disc associated with a box and to create a large display surface, easily readable or locatable by also developing very advanced, pre-established or left means, at least in part, of classification, identification or individualization , at the initiative of the user.
  • the invention relates to a CD disc box of the type defined above, characterized by a flap housed in the cavity behind the back of the case under the double bottom, this flap being connected by an articulation at the end. of the slide other than that carrying the actuating arm, to come
  • the flap housed in the cavity and movable between an active position and a rest position constitutes a very effective display means for indicating the presence or absence of a disc in the box.
  • This means is all the more effective as it can extend over the entire length of the back, behind it and thus appear in the active position, applied against the back to reveal the indications carried by this flap in place of the usual label or be linked to the back label to make it appear or fold it down.
  • These indications relate to the disc placed in the box or disc with which the box is associated. It can be a printed strip containing the name of the disc or the name and blank parts for inscriptions left in the description of the user if it is a rewritable disc.
  • the preprinted strip applied on the shutter is preferably a strip printed separately from the slide and its shutter.
  • the shutter is tilted backwards, practically flat against the bottom of the housing inside the cavity under the wide edge of the double bottom and thus the inscription n 'does not appear on the back.
  • This absence of registration constitutes an excellent witness of the absence of a disc in the box.
  • the witness is all the more perceptible since it is in the place of the label on the back and that this absence is noticed instinctively.
  • the absence of registration appears in the case where there is a back label, glued to the flap or in the case of the absence of label.
  • the boxes are provided with a label fixed against the bottom of the box by the double bottom and a raised edge appearing on the back of the box which is generally transparent.
  • the double bottom is made of a non-transparent plastic material so that the cavity and the flap can only be seen through the back of the box.
  • an auxiliary flap connected to the branch of the slider in particular by a hinge and it comes in front of the inclined wall of the double bottom and in particular it bears against the latter when the slider is retracted and the flap in the position of rest.
  • This auxiliary flap performs a reverse movement to that of the flap itself or main flap.
  • the auxiliary flap becomes visible and readable through the transparent back of the box.
  • the flap is applied against the back of the box in the active position, the auxiliary flap is no longer visible since it is hidden by the main flap.
  • the width of the auxiliary flap is sufficient for the edge of the flap other than that of its articulation to the arm of the slider to brace or rest in the corner formed by the section of the double bottom, between its wide edge and its inclined wall. Therefore, the auxiliary flap cannot fall against the arm and it remains trapped in the angle formed between the wide edge and the inclined wall of the double bottom whatever the movement or the position of the slide between the active position and the position. inactiye.
  • the auxiliary flap is rigidly connected to a base, itself connected to the branch of the slide, the base moving in the corridor with the slide; the auxiliary flap being housed in the cavity behind the hinge of the flap to remain substantially parallel to the back of the housing regardless of the position of the flap, and the auxiliary flap appears across the back when the flap is retracted in the inactive position.
  • This auxiliary flap which performs only a translational movement behind the hinge connecting the branch of the slide to the flap appearing directly behind the bottom of the housing constitutes a particularly effective display means since this auxiliary flap remains parallel to the back, it is particularly well readable; the indication it carries is not distorted by the inclination. Also as in the inactive position of the flap, when the latter is folded against the bottom of the housing, this auxiliary flap is particular, clearly visible in the cavity.
  • the realization of the shutter with the auxiliary shutter and the slide is particularly simple. It is the same for the establishment of this device in a housing provided with a corridor for receiving the slide.
  • auxiliary flap remains parallel to itself during the sliding movement of the slide, it is advantageous to use all the space available in height and to give the auxiliary flap a height substantially equal to the height of the cavity. . But for the length, it is interesting that the auxiliary flap does not have too long a length, all the more since the auxiliary flap must constitute an element which is clearly distinguished from the usual display by the back label or the flap carried by the branch of the slide and which preferably occupies the entire length of the back.
  • at the connection between the arm and the branch of the slide there are provided two tabs projecting laterally and which are elastically deformed when the slide is pushed into the active position, so as to push the slide in the opposite direction when 'we extract the disc from its housing in the double bottom.
  • the branch of the slide is formed of two parts coming from either side of the base carrying the auxiliary flap.
  • This embodiment is particularly simple and it allows in particular the free play of the branch (in its two parts) of the slide connected to the flap by an articulation in height.
  • These two parts of the branches can thus be raised and follow the movement of raising the articulation between the parts of the branch and the flap while the auxiliary flap and its base constituting a rigid assembly remain in place in the interval between the two parts. of the branch behind the articulation of the branch and the flap.
  • the flap is provided with an adhesive to be fixed to the return of the label at the bottom of the case which rises against the back of the case to cause this return in the position applied against the back or in the inactive, retracted position. against the bottom of the case.
  • the device is provided on its flap with an adhesive surface which is itself protected until use by a peelable film such as a film silicone.
  • a peelable film such as a film silicone.
  • the peelable film can be removed from the surface of the flap to apply the flap against the return of the bottom label.
  • the auxiliary flap has a length which corresponds only to a reduced fraction of the length of the back of the housing.
  • the auxiliary shutter will be brought closer or closer to the inclined wall.
  • This auxiliary component advantageously includes a very legible indication, for example in fluorescent ink indicating the absence of a disc in the box.
  • the auxiliary flap is articulated to the branch between the articulation of the flap and the zone of the branch which remains in the cavity even when the slide is in the inactive position.
  • an auxiliary flap coming in front of the inclined wall of the double bottom is fixed to this inclined wall or at the wide edge, in the cavity delimited between the housing and the double bottom.
  • the auxiliary flap is mechanically independent of the slide and the main flap. It is always in the display position applied more or less against the inclined wall of the double bottom.
  • the auxiliary flap can be fixed to this inclined wall at least in part, for example along its edge by an adhesive. It can also be fixed against the underside of the wide edge by an edge, also by an adhesive. This installation is done very simply on the double bottom out of the box.
  • the branch of the slide is articulated at the upper edge of the flap.
  • the arc shutter slider the main flap or flap against the back of the housing, at its upper edge, the lower edge of the flap state applied in the lower corner of the cavity at the junction of the back and the bottom of the box.
  • the end of the ram branch in an intermediate position between the upper edge and the lower edge of the flap.
  • This keeps the branch of the slider in a more straight, non-bent or very slightly bent position, close to the bottom of the box, and whether this branch is in the active position or in the rest position.
  • the flap extends over a significant part of the length of the back of the housing and, preferably, over the entire length of the latter.
  • the shutter is then connected to the branch of the slide which will have only a relatively small width compared to the length of the shutter.
  • the auxiliary flap which, according to an interesting variant, extends over the entire length of the cavity behind the back of the housing in order to have as large a viewing surface as possible.
  • the slide with its flap (main flap) and, if necessary, its auxiliary flap can be produced in a single piece, for example made of plastic with hinges produced in the mass.
  • These elements can also be in several parts, for example, the slide and its front part of a certain width connected by the articulation to the main flap and, on this very wide part (corresponding to the direction of the length of the back) , the articulation of the auxiliary flap.
  • This part of the branch of the slider can be produced separately from the other parts of the slider due to this difference in width, the assembly being able to be assembled, for example, by welding, gluing, heat-sealing.
  • FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of a first embodiment of a slide with its flap, in the inactive position
  • FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, the slide and its flap being in the active position
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views corresponding to those of FIGS. 1 and 2 of another embodiment of the shutter,
  • Figures 5 to 8 show four other positions of the slide and its flaps: * Figure 5 shows the box closed with a disc,
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 are two views similar to those of FIGS. 1 and 2 showing a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 11 to 14 are views similar to the previous ones showing different other positions of the slide and the flaps for a box with or without a disc,
  • FIGS. 15 and 16 show a third alternative embodiment of the disc box according to a presentation in accordance with FIGS. 1 and 2,
  • FIGS. 17 to 20 show different positions of the box with or without a disc for a slide according to the embodiment of FIGS. 15 and 16,
  • FIGS. 21, 22 show another embodiment of the invention, in a presentation similar to that of the first embodiment
  • FIG. 23 is a top view of a slide and its flap with the auxiliary flap according to the embodiment of FIGS. 21 and 22,
  • FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the slide, of its flap and of the auxiliary flap according to the top view of FIG. 23,
  • FIG. 25 and 26 are sectional views similar to the previous ones showing a variant of the embodiment of Figures 21, 22. Description of different embodiments
  • the invention relates to a disc box such as CD, DVD or other discs.
  • This box consists of a box 1 provided with a cover 2 connected to the box by an articulation perpendicular to the sheet of figures.
  • the housing 1 and the cover 2 are, in general, made of transparent plastic; the housing receives a double bottom 3 nested in the housing 1 by means of clipping or locking by shape, not shown.
  • the double bottom forms a housing 31 for a disc 5.
  • This housing 31 is surrounded by a raised pad 32 and, on the side of the articulation between the cover 2 and the housing 1, there is a wide edge 33 which overlaps the cover 2
  • the cover 2 has a spout 21 on the side of its articulation.
  • This spout 21 is an edge extending over the entire depth of the cover (direction parallel to the direction of the axis of the joint).
  • the double bottom 3 On the side of the wide edge 33, the double bottom 3 has an inclined wall 331 which descends to the bottom proper of the double bottom 3.
  • the inclined wall 31 has a cutout 122 which does not extend over the entire depth of the inclined wall 331 but only over a small fraction thereof.
  • This cut-out 122 is extended at the bottom by a housing 121 of substantially the same width which is, for example, of the order of 1 or 2 cm.
  • the box comprises a slide 4 in the form of a band, folded with elastic joints having a branch 1 placed in a sliding manner in the housing 121 and ending at one end by an unreferenced articulation connecting the branch 41 to an arm 42 in the form of open V naturally projecting into the housing 31 of the double bottom 3.
  • the slide 4 is pushed from its inactive position shown for example in Figure 1 in its active position shown in Figure 2.
  • the disc 5 flap the arm 42 against the inclined wall 331 and the bottom of the box 1 and at the same time slides the slide 4 to the left according to the drawings relative to the completely right position limited by the end of the corridor 121 in the position shown in figure 1.
  • the slider 4 comprises at the end of its branch 41, opposite that connected to the arm 42, a flap 61 housed in the cavity 7 delimited between the back 11 of the housing 1 and the front part 331 of the double bottom 3, under the wide edge 33 and the inclined wall 331.
  • This flap 61 has a width (1) less than or at most equal to the height (h) of the back 11. Its length (or depth) in the direction perpendicular to the sheet of the drawing is preferably practically as great as the length of the back 11 (i.e. the measurement of the back in the same direction).
  • the flap 61 is connected to the end of the branch 41 by a hinge 62.
  • This hinge can be constituted by a hinge in the mass if the slider 4 is made in one piece with the flap 61. Insofar as the slider 4 has a relatively small width, of the order of 1 or 2 centimeters, it can be widened in the front zone 41 connected to the hinge 62 so as to have a greater depth and, preferably, equal to the depth of the flap 61.
  • the hinge 62 extends over the entire length. Controlled by the slide, the shutter 61 can take an inactive position (Figure 1) or an active position ( Figure 2).
  • the slider 4 In the inactive position, the slider 4 is pulled to the right in the corridor 121 of the double bottom 3 either by natural expansion or by driving through the cover as will be seen next, for example in FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • the flap 61 In this inactive position, the flap 61 is more or less flattened against the bottom 12 of the housing 1.
  • the active position when the slider 4 is pushed to the left (according to FIG. 2) by placing the disc 1 in the box, or more exactly in its housing 31 of the double bottom 3, the slide 4 pushes by its branch 41 on the joint 62.
  • the edge 611 of the flap 61 As the edge 611 of the flap 61 is supported in the corner 13 at the junction of the bottom 12 and the back 1 of the box , the flap 61 switches in the direction of the arrow A (FIG.
  • Figures 3 and 4 are views similar to Figures 1 and 2 showing another embodiment of the invention.
  • This variant according to the invention consists of a slide 4 with a branch 41 placed in the box under the same conditions as above.
  • the front end of the branch 41 is connected by a hinge 62 to the flap 61.
  • the flap 63 can occupy the entire depth of cavity 7 or only a fraction of this depth. Its width (measured in the plane of Figure 3) is close to the height of the cavity between the bottom 12 and the wide edge 33 or practically equal to this height.
  • the hinge or articulation 64 is located between the articulation 62 of the flap 61 and the zone of the branch 41 which always remains in the cavity 7 even when the slide occupies the rightmost position, like that represented in FIG. 3 .
  • the auxiliary flap 63 is more or less applied against the inclined wall 331 or is placed in front of the latter in an inclined or straight position.
  • the auxiliary flap 63 then occupies its largest visible surface through the back 11 which makes it possible to see it clearly when looking through the back 11 in the direction of the arrow V2.
  • the flap 61 is more or less flattened against the bottom 12 and is not visible.
  • the operation of this slider 4A is the same as the slider 4 explained with the aid of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the slider 4A occupies the position of FIG. 3; the flap 61 is not visible through the back 11 and the auxiliary flap 63 clearly visible so as to actively signal that the box is empty. The signaling is thus double, on the one hand the retraction of the flap 61 which is not visible and on the other hand, the visible presence of the flap 63.
  • the active position is shown in FIG. 4.
  • the flap 61 is applied against the back 11 of the box 1 and the vo- let 62 is hidden behind shutter 61 and is not visible. Only the flap 61 is visible, as indicated by the arrow VI.
  • Figures 5 to 8 show different phases of use or operation of the box.
  • Figure 5 shows the cover closed over the arm 41, the disc 5 being placed in the box. This state is displayed by the presence of the flap 61 behind the transparent back 11 (arrow VI indicating the view of the flap 61 while the flap 63 is hidden).
  • Figure 6 shows the opening of the cover 2 after extraction of the disc.
  • the arm 42 is raised around its articulation with respect to the branch 41 but, at this time, the flap 61 is still in its place behind the back 11 or, at least, it can still be in this place.
  • the flap 63 is always retracted. But the position shown in Figure 6 is a transient position. If, from this position, the cover 2 is closed as shown in FIG. 7, the spout 21 pushes the arm 42 back to its rightmost position in the corridor 121 (if this movement has not already taken place naturally under the effect of an external force, for example weight, if the housing is tilted). In this position, the slide is blocked and the auxiliary flap 63 appears at the bottom of the cavity 7 through the back 11 as shown by arrow V2, the flap 61 not being visible or readable in this direction through the back 11 .
  • FIG. 8 shows the situation in which the parts are found when the cover 2 is opened starting from FIG. 7.
  • the arm 42 has relaxed but the slide has not changed place.
  • the auxiliary flap 63 is always visible. But it is a transient position followed by the installation of the disc and closing of the cover to pass into the position of FIG. 5 or reclosing of the empty box to then return to the position shown in FIG. 7.
  • the Figures 9 and 10 show another embodiment which differs from the previous embodiments by the shape of the flap 61 A, that of the auxiliary flap 63 being practically the same as above.
  • the branch 41 of the slide 4 is connected to the flap 61A by a hinge 62A situated between the lower edge and the upper edge 611A, 612A of the flap 61 A.
  • the movement of the flap 61A is thus accentuated with respect to the movement of slide 4 and its branch 41.
  • the stroke to be carried out to raise the shutter 61A or to lower it is reduced compared to the case of the preceding figures.
  • auxiliary flap 63A which can also be called main shutter, is the same as above.
  • Figures 11, 12, 13, 14 show different positions of the flaps 61A and 63 depending on the use of the box.
  • a disc 5 is placed in the box.
  • the flap 61A is applied against the transparent back 11 and the auxiliary flap 63, which remains behind, is not visible.
  • Figure 12 shows the opening of the box and the extraction of the disc.
  • the arm 42 is raised but the slide has not yet changed place so that the flap 61 A has remained in its place and the flap 63 also.
  • Figure 13 shows the closure of the box in the absence of a disc.
  • the spout 21 of the cover 2 pushes the arm 42 to the right in the corridor 121 of the double bottom and, by this traction, it switches the flap 61A while the auxiliary flap, bearing against the inclined wall 331, straightens up and goes into a more or less vertical position relative to the box, so that the surface of the flap 63 is clearly visible through the back 11, as shown by arrow V2.
  • Figure 14 shows the opening of the box starting from the position of Figure 13.
  • Figures 14 and 15 show another alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • This variant differs from the previous figures in that the slide 4A comprises a flap 61A connected to the end of the branch 41 by a joint 62A located between its two lower and upper edges.
  • the auxiliary flap 63A is not connected to the branch 41 but is applied integrally to the inclined wall 331. It can be by gluing. It can also be connected by a lug 64A fixed to the wide edge 33 below the latter in the cavity 7.
  • auxiliary flap 63A or what takes the place of an auxiliary flap will thus be visible in the inactive position of the slider 4A shown in FIG. 15. It will be hidden in the active position of the slider 4A shown in FIG. 16 but then the flap 61A will be visible behind the back 11.
  • Figures 17, 18, 19, 20 show the positions of use of the box of Figures 15 and 16 in states of use analogous to those described above with regard to the various previous embodiments.
  • FIGS 21 to 26 show another embodiment of the invention.
  • the elements identical or analogous to those of the preceding embodiments bear the same references.
  • the slide 4 includes a branch 41 connected by a hinge 62 to the flap 61.
  • an auxiliary flap 65 is provided which is rigidly connected, that is to say in a non-articulated manner, to a base 66 itself connected to the slide 4.
  • the base 66 is connected to the branch 41 of the slide 4 near its connection with the arm 42 or at this connection.
  • the base 66 slides integrally in movement from the slide 4 in the corridor 121 while remaining applied against the bottom 12 of the housing 1; the auxiliary flap 65 remains parallel to itself during this movement of the base 66 accompanying the movement of the slide 4.
  • the auxiliary flap 65 has a height substantially equal to that of the cavity 7 and it is placed behind the hinge 62 connecting the branch 41 of the slide 4 to the flap 61.
  • the auxiliary flap 65 which is behind the flap 61 is hidden by it.
  • the auxiliary flap 65 When the flap 61 is removed in the inactive position, flattened against the bottom 12 of the housing, the auxiliary flap 65 is certainly set back in the cavity 7 but it appears through the transparent back 11. It is particularly advantageous from the point of view of the appearance and the signaling effect that the auxiliary flap 65 occupies only a short length of the back of the housing 1 and in particular a length of the order of 1 to 2 cm in the middle of the back 11 of the box 1. This makes it possible to highlight even better the message displayed by the auxiliary flap 65 compared to the usual appearance that the back 11 of the box occupies by the label return or by part 61.
  • FIG. 21 shows the flap 61 folded down in the inactive position against the bottom 12, the auxiliary flap then appearing through the back 11.
  • FIG. 22 shows the flap 61 in the active position, applied against the back 11 of the housing 1.
  • the auxiliary flap 65 is then hidden behind the flap 61 although it has come closer to the back 11 following the movement of the slide 4 and its branch 41.
  • this close position of the auxiliary flap 65 is interesting since the flap is well hidden by the flap 61 and can not be seen obliquely either the top of the back 11, or through the wide edge 33 of the double bottom if the latter is transparent. This promotes a clear display of the two positions, i.e. the presence or absence of a disc in the box.
  • Figures 23, 24 show an interesting embodiment of the auxiliary shutter slide according to Figures 21, 22.
  • the top view of Figure 23 shows the branch 41 of the slide 4 formed of two parts 41-1 and 41-2. These two parts are connected parallel to the flap 61 by two articulation parts 62-1; 62-2.
  • the two parts 41-1; 41-2 are connected as before to arm 42.
  • the auxiliary flap 65 perpendicular to its base 66 is located just behind the line of the joint 62, 62-1; 62-2.
  • the flap 65 is perpendicular to the sheet of the drawing and the base 66 is located between the two parts 41-1; 42-2 of the branch 41 of the slide 4.
  • the movement of the flap 6 and that of the auxiliary flap 65 are integral but the two flaps 61, 65 perform. different movements: the flap 61 pushed by the branch 41-1; 41-2 of the slide switches from its more or less flattened position against the bottom 12 towards a raised position against the back 11 of the housing while the auxiliary flap 65 follows the translational movement of the slide while remaining parallel to itself, its base remaining applied against the bottom 12.
  • Another embodiment not shown may consist in reversing the arrangement of the branch 41 and the base 66 by placing the base 66 on one side or on both sides of the branch 41 then in one piece. But in this case the auxiliary flap will be placed on one side or in two parts on the two sides of the branch 41 to allow passage and lifting of the branch at the same time as the flap 61 rises.
  • FIGS. 25, 26 show an advantageous embodiment for a housing provided with such a label.
  • the flap 61 has an adhesive face (on the side facing the back 11).
  • This adhesive face covered with the production of a peelable film, can then be glued against the return 211 of the bottom label 212 usually placed in the housing 1 under the double bottom 3. This allows on the one hand to display the references of the disc of this case by the original information and on the other hand to remove this information (text, drawings or logo) when the box is closed without the disc.
  • the installation of the slide and its flaps is done in a simple manner by removing the double bottom 3 and installing the flaps 61, 65 with the slide in the bottom of the housing. 1 then put back the double bottom. In the case of a bottom label, the flap can then be stuck against the return of the label under the double bottom 3.
  • the two sides of the branch 41 or branch parts 41-1; 41-2 carry at the connection between the branch 41 and the arm 42, two elastic tongues 43-1; 43-2 coming laterally projecting.
  • These elastic tabs bear against the edge of the opening 122 of the inclined wall 331 of the double bottom 3 when the slide is pushed back by the disc in the active position.
  • the elastic deformation of these two tongues makes it possible to initiate or support the reverse movement of the slide in the opposite direction when removing a disc.
  • the component (or main component) of the various embodiments may include inscriptions made by the manufacturer of the box or the one who loads the boxes with the discs.
  • the indications can be in the form of labels stuck on the shutter.
  • this is generally a very visible indication to indicate the absence of a disc.
  • This indication can be a readable indication or a symbol, preferably in a fluorescent color so as to be clearly visible even when the box or the back are dimly lit as can be the case when the box is stored in a stack.
  • the indications carried by the auxiliary flap are either labels or indications directly printed on this flap, in particular when it is the last embodiment described, the flap not being directly connected to the slide while cooperating closely with it.

Abstract

The invention relates to a CD disc case, comprising a case (1), provided with a lid (2) and a double base (3), nested in the case (1), with a housing (31) for the disc (5). A slide (4) entering the housing (31) comprises one end supporting an arm (42), naturally extending into the housing (31) in order to be pushed towards the interior of the housing by the lid (2) (inactive position) or to be subject to the action of the disc (5) placed within the housing (31) to come up against the inclined part (331) of the raised edge (33) (active position). A flap (61), housed in the cavity (7), is connected by a joint (62) to the end of the slide (4) other than that with the operating arm (42) such as to come into an active position against the back (11) of the housing when the slide is pushed by the disc placed in the case or into an inactive position against the base (12) in the absence of a disc.

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« Boîte à disque munie d'un moyen de visualisation affichant la présence ou l'absence d'un disque dans la boîte » Domaine de l'invention"Disc box provided with a display means displaying the presence or absence of a disc in the box" Field of the invention
La présente invention concerne une boîte à disque munie d'un moyen de visualisation pour afficher la présence ou l'absence d'un disque dans la boîte, c'est-à-dire une boîte à disque CD, ou autre comprenant un boîtier muni d'un couvercle et d'un double fond imbriqué dans le boîtier et ayant un logement pour le disque entouré par une plage relevée et un bord large du côté de l'articulation du couvercle, un coulisseau ve- nant dans le logement ayant un corps dont une extrémité porte un volet naturellement en saillie dans le logement pour être poussé vers l'intérieur du logement par le couvercle (position inactive) ou être soumis à l'action du disque placé dans le logement pour venir contre la partie inclinée du bord relevé (position active). L'invention concerne, de façon générale, une boîte à disque CD, c'est-à-dire une boîte du type défini ci-dessus et qui peut recevoir, outre les habituels disques CD enregistrés, également des CD-ROM ou des disques audio-viéo DVD.The present invention relates to a disc box provided with a display means for displaying the presence or absence of a disc in the box, that is to say a CD disc box, or the like comprising a case provided a cover and a double bottom nested in the housing and having a housing for the disc surrounded by a raised track and a wide edge on the side of the articulation of the cover, a slide coming into the housing having a body one end of which carries a naturally projecting flap in the housing to be pushed towards the interior of the housing by the cover (inactive position) or to be subjected to the action of the disc placed in the housing to come against the inclined part of the raised edge (active position). The invention relates, in general, to a CD disc box, that is to say a box of the type defined above and which can receive, in addition to the usual recorded CD discs, also CD-ROMs or discs. audio-video DVD.
Pour simplifier l'exposé, il ne sera question ci-après que d'une boîte à disque CD. Art antérieurTo simplify the presentation, the following will only be a CD disc box. Prior art
On connaît déjà une telle boîte à disque CD, notamment selon les documents FR 00 08 220 et FR 02 02 194. But de l'invention La présente invention a pour but de développer une boîte à disque CD du type de celle définie ci-dessus, permettant un affichage encore plus visible et, le cas échant, tactile, de la présence ou absence d'un disque dans la boîte, en particulier dans des boîtes à disque CD ayant un double fond transparent. L'invention se propose également de grandes possibilités d'individualisation de la boîte et, le cas échéant, du disque pour faciliter le repérage non seulement de l'absence d'un disque dans une boîte surtout si elle a un double fond transparent, mais également de retrouver facilement le disque associé à une boîte et de créer une surface d'affichage importante, facilement lisible ou repérable en développant également des moyens de classement, d'identification ou d'individualisation très poussés, préétablis ou laissés, au moins en partie, à l'initiative de l'utilisateur. Exposé de l'inventionSuch a CD disc box is already known, in particular according to documents FR 00 08 220 and FR 02 02 194. Aim of the invention The aim of the present invention is to develop a CD disc box of the type defined above. , allowing an even more visible and, if necessary, tactile display of the presence or absence of a disc in the box, in particular in CD disc boxes having a double transparent bottom. The invention also provides great possibilities for individualizing the box and, where appropriate, the disc to facilitate the identification not only of the absence of a disc in a box, especially if it has a double transparent bottom, but also to easily find the disc associated with a box and to create a large display surface, easily readable or locatable by also developing very advanced, pre-established or left means, at least in part, of classification, identification or individualization , at the initiative of the user. Statement of the invention
A cet effet, l'invention concerne une boîte à disque CD du type de celle définie ci-dessus caractérisée par un volet logé dans la cavité derrière le dos du boîtier sous le double fond, ce volet étant relié par une articulation à l'extrémité du coulisseau autre que celle portant le bras d'actionnement, pour venirTo this end, the invention relates to a CD disc box of the type defined above, characterized by a flap housed in the cavity behind the back of the case under the double bottom, this flap being connected by an articulation at the end. of the slide other than that carrying the actuating arm, to come
- en position active contre le dos du boîtier, lorsque le coulisseau est repoussé par le disque placé dans le boîtier ou- in the active position against the back of the case, when the slide is pushed back by the disc placed in the case, or
- en position inactive contre le fond, lorsque le coulisseau est tiré par le couvercle en l'absence de disque dans le boîtier.- in the inactive position against the bottom, when the slide is pulled by the cover in the absence of a disc in the housing.
Le volet logé dans la cavité et mobile entre une position active et une position de repos constitue un moyen de visualisation très efficace pour indiquer la présence ou l'absence d'un disque dans la boîte. Ce moyen est d'autant plus efficace qu'il peut s'étendre sur toute la longueur du dos, derrière celui-ci et apparaître ainsi en position active, appliquée contre le dos pour laisser apparaître les indications portées par ce volet à la place de l'étiquette habituelle ou être relié à l'étiquette de dos pour la faire apparaître ou rabattre celle-ci.. Ces indications concernent le disque placé dans la boîte ou disque auquel est associé la boîte. Il peut s'agir d'une bande imprimée contenant le nom du disque ou le nom et des parties vierges pour des inscriptions laissées à la description de l'utilisateur s'il s'agit d'un disque réinscriptible. La bande préimprimée et appliquée sur le volet est, de préférence, une bande imprimée séparément du coulisseau et de son volet. Inversement, lorsque le coulisseau et le volet sont en position inactive, le volet est basculé vers l'arrière, pratiquement à plat contre le fond du boîtier à l'intérieur de la cavité sous le bord large du double fond et ainsi l'inscription n'apparaît pas sur le dos. Cette absence d'inscription constitue un excellent témoin d'absence de disque dans la boîte. Le témoin est d'autant plus perceptible qu'il est à la place de l'étiquette du dos et que cette absence se remarque instinctivement. L'absence d'inscription apparaît dans le cas où il existe une étiquette de dos, collée au volet ou dans le cas de l'absence d'étiquette.The flap housed in the cavity and movable between an active position and a rest position constitutes a very effective display means for indicating the presence or absence of a disc in the box. This means is all the more effective as it can extend over the entire length of the back, behind it and thus appear in the active position, applied against the back to reveal the indications carried by this flap in place of the usual label or be linked to the back label to make it appear or fold it down. These indications relate to the disc placed in the box or disc with which the box is associated. It can be a printed strip containing the name of the disc or the name and blank parts for inscriptions left in the description of the user if it is a rewritable disc. The preprinted strip applied on the shutter is preferably a strip printed separately from the slide and its shutter. Conversely, when the slide and the shutter are in the inactive position, the shutter is tilted backwards, practically flat against the bottom of the housing inside the cavity under the wide edge of the double bottom and thus the inscription n 'does not appear on the back. This absence of registration constitutes an excellent witness of the absence of a disc in the box. The witness is all the more perceptible since it is in the place of the label on the back and that this absence is noticed instinctively. The absence of registration appears in the case where there is a back label, glued to the flap or in the case of the absence of label.
En général les boîtes sont munies d'une étiquette fixée contre le fond de la boîte par le double fond et d'un bord relevé apparaissant au dos de la boîte qui est en général transparent.In general the boxes are provided with a label fixed against the bottom of the box by the double bottom and a raised edge appearing on the back of the box which is generally transparent.
Cela permet aussi d'identifier le disque qui doit être placé dans cette boîte si la boîte ne comporte aucune autre indication. Pour ce- la, on pousse le coulisseau à la main vers l'avant pour faire basculer le volet derrière le dos de la boîte et lire le nom du disque qui devrait se trouver dans la boîte.It also identifies the disc that should be placed in this box if the box has no other information. For this- there, we push the slide by hand forward to tilt the shutter behind the back of the box and read the name of the disc that should be in the box.
Cette opération est utile si le double fond est en une matière plastique non transparente de sorte que la cavité et le volet ne peuvent être vus qu'à travers le dos de la boîte.This is useful if the double bottom is made of a non-transparent plastic material so that the cavity and the flap can only be seen through the back of the box.
Suivant une autre caractéristique avantageuse, un volet auxiliaire relié à la branche du coulisseau notamment par une articulation et il vient devant la paroi inclinée du double fond et notamment il s'appuie contre celle-ci lorsque le coulisseau est rétracté et le volet en position de repos.According to another advantageous characteristic, an auxiliary flap connected to the branch of the slider in particular by a hinge and it comes in front of the inclined wall of the double bottom and in particular it bears against the latter when the slider is retracted and the flap in the position of rest.
Ce volet auxiliaire effectue un mouvement inverse de celui du volet proprement dit ou volet principal. Lorsque le volet principal est escamoté, le volet auxiliaire devient visible et lisible à travers le dos transparent de la boîte. Inversement, lorsque le volet est appliqué contre le dos de la boîte en position active, le volet auxiliaire n'est plus visible puisque caché par le volet principal.This auxiliary flap performs a reverse movement to that of the flap itself or main flap. When the main flap is retracted, the auxiliary flap becomes visible and readable through the transparent back of the box. Conversely, when the flap is applied against the back of the box in the active position, the auxiliary flap is no longer visible since it is hidden by the main flap.
Selon une caractéristique avantageuse la largeur du volet auxiliaire est suffisante pour que le bord du volet autre que celui de son articulation au bras du coulisseau vient s'arc-bouter ou s'appuyer dans le coin formé par la section du double fond, entre son bord large et sa paroi inclinée. De ce fait, le volet auxiliaire ne peut tomber contre le bras et il reste prisonnier dans l'angle formé entre le bord large et la paroi inclinée du double fond quel que soit le mouvement ou la position du coulisseau entre la position active et la position inactiye.According to an advantageous characteristic, the width of the auxiliary flap is sufficient for the edge of the flap other than that of its articulation to the arm of the slider to brace or rest in the corner formed by the section of the double bottom, between its wide edge and its inclined wall. Therefore, the auxiliary flap cannot fall against the arm and it remains trapped in the angle formed between the wide edge and the inclined wall of the double bottom whatever the movement or the position of the slide between the active position and the position. inactiye.
Suivant une autre caractéristique avantageuse, le volet auxiliaire est relié rigidement à une base, elle-même reliée à la branche du coulisseau, la base se déplaçant dans le couloir avec le coulisseau ; le volet auxiliaire étant logé dans la cavité derrière la charnière du volet pour rester sensiblement parallèle au dos du boîtier quelle que soit la position du volet, et le volet auxiliaire apparaît à travers le dos lorsque le volet est escamoté en position inactive.According to another advantageous characteristic, the auxiliary flap is rigidly connected to a base, itself connected to the branch of the slide, the base moving in the corridor with the slide; the auxiliary flap being housed in the cavity behind the hinge of the flap to remain substantially parallel to the back of the housing regardless of the position of the flap, and the auxiliary flap appears across the back when the flap is retracted in the inactive position.
Ce volet auxiliaire qui n'exécute qu'un mouvement de translation derrière la charnière reliant la branche du coulisseau au volet apparaissant directement derrière le fond du boîtier constitue un moyen d'affichage particulièrement efficace car ce volet auxiliaire restant parallèle au dos, il est particulièrement bien lisible ; l'indication qu'il porte n'est pas déformée par l'inclinaison. De plus comme dans la position inactive du volet, lorsque celui-ci est rabattu contre le fond du boîtier, ce volet auxiliaire est particulière bien en évidence dans la cavité.This auxiliary flap which performs only a translational movement behind the hinge connecting the branch of the slide to the flap appearing directly behind the bottom of the housing constitutes a particularly effective display means since this auxiliary flap remains parallel to the back, it is particularly well readable; the indication it carries is not distorted by the inclination. Also as in the inactive position of the flap, when the latter is folded against the bottom of the housing, this auxiliary flap is particular, clearly visible in the cavity.
La réalisation du volet avec le volet auxiliaire et le coulisseau est particulièrement simple. Il en est de même de la mise en place de ce dispositif dans un boîtier muni d'un couloir pour recevoir le coulisseau.The realization of the shutter with the auxiliary shutter and the slide is particularly simple. It is the same for the establishment of this device in a housing provided with a corridor for receiving the slide.
De façon avantageuse, comme le volet auxiliaire reste parallèle à lui-même pendant le mouvement de coulissement du coulisseau, il est intéressant d'utiliser toute la place disponible en hauteur et de donner au volet auxiliaire une hauteur sensiblement égale à la hauteur de la cavité. Mais pour la longueur il est intéressant que le volet auxiliaire ne présente pas une longueur trop importante d'autant plus que le volet auxiliaire doit constituer un élément qui se distingue nettement de l'affichage habituel par l'étiquette de dos ou le volet porté par la branche du coulisseau et qui lui occupe de préférence toute la longueur du dos. De façon avantageuse, au niveau de la liaison entre le bras et la branche du coulisseau, il est prévu deux languettes dépassant latéralement et qui sont déformées élastiquement lorsque le coulisseau est poussé en position active, de façon à repousser le coulisseau dans la direction opposée lorsqu'on extrait le disque de son logement dans le double fond.Advantageously, as the auxiliary flap remains parallel to itself during the sliding movement of the slide, it is advantageous to use all the space available in height and to give the auxiliary flap a height substantially equal to the height of the cavity. . But for the length, it is interesting that the auxiliary flap does not have too long a length, all the more since the auxiliary flap must constitute an element which is clearly distinguished from the usual display by the back label or the flap carried by the branch of the slide and which preferably occupies the entire length of the back. Advantageously, at the connection between the arm and the branch of the slide, there are provided two tabs projecting laterally and which are elastically deformed when the slide is pushed into the active position, so as to push the slide in the opposite direction when 'we extract the disc from its housing in the double bottom.
Suivant une autre caractéristique avantageuse, la branche du coulisseau est formée de deux parties venant de part et d'autre de la base portant le volet auxiliaire. Cette réalisation est particulièrement simple et elle permet notamment le libre jeu de la branche (dans ses deux parties) du coulisseau relié au volet par une articulation en hauteur. Ces deux parties des branches peuvent ainsi se relever et suivre le mouvement de relèvement de l'articulation entre les parties de branche et le volet alors que le volet auxiliaire et sa base constituant un ensemble rigide restent en place dans l'intervalle entre les deux parties de la branche derrière l'articulation de la branche et du volet.According to another advantageous characteristic, the branch of the slide is formed of two parts coming from either side of the base carrying the auxiliary flap. This embodiment is particularly simple and it allows in particular the free play of the branch (in its two parts) of the slide connected to the flap by an articulation in height. These two parts of the branches can thus be raised and follow the movement of raising the articulation between the parts of the branch and the flap while the auxiliary flap and its base constituting a rigid assembly remain in place in the interval between the two parts. of the branch behind the articulation of the branch and the flap.
Suivant une autre caractéristique avantageuse, le volet est muni d'un adhésif pour être fixé au retour de l'étiquette du fond de boîtier qui remonte contre le dos du boîtier pour entraîner ce retour en position appliquée contre le dos ou en position inactive, escamotée contre le fond du boîtier. Cette solution est très intéressante pour transformer ou équiper une boîte ayant déjà une étiquette de fond ou qui en reçoit une.According to another advantageous characteristic, the flap is provided with an adhesive to be fixed to the return of the label at the bottom of the case which rises against the back of the case to cause this return in the position applied against the back or in the inactive, retracted position. against the bottom of the case. This solution is very interesting for transforming or equipping a box which already has a bottom label or which receives one.
Le dispositif est muni sur son volet d'une surface adhésive elle-même protégée jusqu'à son emploi par un film pelable tel qu'un film siliconé. Après mise en place du dispositif dans une boîte on peut enlever le film pelable de la surface du volet pour appliquer le volet contre le retour de l'étiquette de fond. Ainsi lorsque le disque est extrait du boîtier et que celui-ci est refermé, le mouvement de retrait du coulisseau provoque le basculement du volet et par suite le basculement du retour du dos puisque celui-ci est collé au volet. Dans ce cas le volet auxiliaire et l'information qu'il porte apparaissent particulièrement clairement et sans équivoque.The device is provided on its flap with an adhesive surface which is itself protected until use by a peelable film such as a film silicone. After placing the device in a box, the peelable film can be removed from the surface of the flap to apply the flap against the return of the bottom label. Thus when the disc is extracted from the case and the latter is closed, the movement of withdrawal of the slide causes the flap to tip over and consequently the back flip to tip over since the latter is glued to the flap. In this case the auxiliary component and the information it carries appear particularly clearly and unequivocally.
Pour favoriser la distinction entre le volet et le volet auxi- liaire ou le retour de l'étiquette, il est intéressant que le volet auxiliaire possède une longueur qui ne correspond qu'à une fraction réduite de la longueur du dos du boîtier.To favor the distinction between the flap and the auxiliary flap or the return of the label, it is advantageous that the auxiliary flap has a length which corresponds only to a reduced fraction of the length of the back of the housing.
Suivant les dimensions géométriques relatives du volet, du bras et du volet auxiliaire, en position de repos du volet principal, le volet auxiliaire sera rapproché plus ou moins de la paroi inclinée. Ce volet auxiliaire comporte, de façon avantageuse, une indication très lisible, par exemple en encre fluorescente indiquant l'absence de disque dans la boîte. Ainsi, bien que le volet auxiliaire soit en position d'affichage, placé au fond de la cavité, du côté de la paroi inclinée, et même si le double fond est en matière plastique non transparente, il sera suffisamment lumineux pour être très perceptible à travers le dos de la boîte et cela quelles que soient les conditions d'éclairage, même si la boîte vide est rangée dans un empilage d'autres boîtes de ce type.According to the relative geometrical dimensions of the shutter, of the arm and of the auxiliary shutter, in the rest position of the main shutter, the auxiliary shutter will be brought closer or closer to the inclined wall. This auxiliary component advantageously includes a very legible indication, for example in fluorescent ink indicating the absence of a disc in the box. Thus, although the auxiliary flap is in the display position, placed at the bottom of the cavity, on the side of the inclined wall, and even if the double bottom is made of non-transparent plastic, it will be bright enough to be very noticeable at across the back of the box, regardless of the lighting conditions, even if the empty box is stored in a stack of other boxes of this type.
Suivant une caractéristique avantageuse pour la cinémati- que, le volet auxiliaire est articulé à la branche entre l'articulation du volet et la zone de la branche qui reste dans la cavité même lorsque le coulisseau est en position inactive.According to an advantageous characteristic for cinematics, the auxiliary flap is articulated to the branch between the articulation of the flap and the zone of the branch which remains in the cavity even when the slide is in the inactive position.
Suivant une autre caractéristique avantageuse, un volet auxiliaire venant devant la paroi inclinée du double fond, est fixé à cette paroi inclinée ou au bord large, dans la cavité délimitée entre le boîtier et le double fond.According to another advantageous characteristic, an auxiliary flap coming in front of the inclined wall of the double bottom, is fixed to this inclined wall or at the wide edge, in the cavity delimited between the housing and the double bottom.
Dans ce cas, le volet auxiliaire est indépendant mécaniquement du coulisseau et du volet principal. Il est toujours en position d'affichage appliqué plus ou moins contre la paroi inclinée du double fond. Le volet auxiliaire peut être fixé à cette paroi inclinée au moins en partie, par exemple le long de son bord par un adhésif. Il peut être également fixé contre le dessous du bord large par un bord, également par un adhésif. Cette mise en place se fait très simplement sur le double fond sorti de la boîte.In this case, the auxiliary flap is mechanically independent of the slide and the main flap. It is always in the display position applied more or less against the inclined wall of the double bottom. The auxiliary flap can be fixed to this inclined wall at least in part, for example along its edge by an adhesive. It can also be fixed against the underside of the wide edge by an edge, also by an adhesive. This installation is done very simply on the double bottom out of the box.
Suivant une autre caractéristique avantageuse, la branche du coulisseau est articulée au bord supérieur du volet. Dans ce cas, le coulisseau arc-boute le volet ou volet principal contre le dos du boîtier, au niveau de son bord supérieur, le bord inférieur du volet état appliqué dans le coin inférieur de la cavité à la jonction du dos et du fond de la boîte.According to another advantageous characteristic, the branch of the slide is articulated at the upper edge of the flap. In this case, the arc shutter slider the main flap or flap against the back of the housing, at its upper edge, the lower edge of the flap state applied in the lower corner of the cavity at the junction of the back and the bottom of the box.
Du point de vue cinématique, il peut être particulièrement intéressant d'articuler l'extrémité de la branche du coulisseau dans une position intermédiaire entre le bord supérieur et le bord inférieur du volet. Cela conserve à la branche du coulisseau une position plus droite non cintrée ou très faiblement cintrée, proche du fond de la boîte et cela que cette branche soit en position active ou en position de repos. De plus, on a un effet de levier pour le basculement du volet. De façon avantageuse, le volet s'étend sur une partie importante de la longueur du dos du boîtier et, de préférence, sur toute la longueur de celui-ci. Le volet est alors relié à la branche du coulisseau qui n'aura qu'une largeur relativement faible par rapport à la longueur du volet. La même remarque s'applique au volet auxiliaire qui, selon une va- riante intéressante, s'étend sur toute la longueur de la cavité derrière le dos du boîtier pour avoir une surface de visualisation aussi grande que possible.From the kinematic point of view, it may be particularly advantageous to articulate the end of the ram branch in an intermediate position between the upper edge and the lower edge of the flap. This keeps the branch of the slider in a more straight, non-bent or very slightly bent position, close to the bottom of the box, and whether this branch is in the active position or in the rest position. In addition, there is a leverage effect for the tilting of the flap. Advantageously, the flap extends over a significant part of the length of the back of the housing and, preferably, over the entire length of the latter. The shutter is then connected to the branch of the slide which will have only a relatively small width compared to the length of the shutter. The same remark applies to the auxiliary flap which, according to an interesting variant, extends over the entire length of the cavity behind the back of the housing in order to have as large a viewing surface as possible.
Le coulisseau avec son volet (volet principal) et, le cas échéant, son volet auxiliaire sont réalisables en une seule pièce, par exemple en matière plastique avec des charnières réalisées dans la masse. Ces éléments peuvent également être en plusieurs parties, par exemple, le coulisseau et sa partie avant d'une certaine largeur reliés par l'articulation au volet principal et, sur cette partie de grande largeur (correspondant à la direction de la longueur du dos), l'articulation du volet auxiliaire. Cette partie de la branche du coulisseau peut être réalisée séparément des autres parties du coulisseau du fait de cette différence de largeur, l'ensemble pouvant être assemblé, par exemple, par soudage, collage, thermosoudage.The slide with its flap (main flap) and, if necessary, its auxiliary flap can be produced in a single piece, for example made of plastic with hinges produced in the mass. These elements can also be in several parts, for example, the slide and its front part of a certain width connected by the articulation to the main flap and, on this very wide part (corresponding to the direction of the length of the back) , the articulation of the auxiliary flap. This part of the branch of the slider can be produced separately from the other parts of the slider due to this difference in width, the assembly being able to be assembled, for example, by welding, gluing, heat-sealing.
La mise en place du coulisseau avec le ou les volets ainsi que l'installation d'un volet séparé contre la paroi inclinée du double fond sont très faciles une fois le double fond enlevé de la boîte. DessinsThe installation of the slide with the flap or flaps and the installation of a separate flap against the inclined wall of the double bottom are very easy once the double bottom is removed from the box. drawings
La présente invention sera décrite ci-après de manière plus détaillée à l'aide de différents modes de réalisation représentés dans les dessins annexés qui sont tous des vues en coupe partielle d'une boîte à disque, notamment à disque CD, DVD ou disque de ce type, représentés dans différentes positions. Ainsi :The present invention will be described below in more detail with the aid of various embodiments shown in the appended drawings which are all partial section views of a disc box, in particular a CD, DVD or disc disc. this type, shown in different positions. So :
- la figure 1 montre une vue en coupe d'un premier mode de réalisation d'un coulisseau avec son volet, en position inactive,FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of a first embodiment of a slide with its flap, in the inactive position,
- la figure 2 est une vue correspondant à la figure 1 , le coulisseau et son volet étant en position active,FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, the slide and its flap being in the active position,
- les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues en coupe correspondant à celles des figures 1 et 2 d'une autre mode de réalisation du volet,FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views corresponding to those of FIGS. 1 and 2 of another embodiment of the shutter,
- les figures 5 à 8 représentent quatre autres positions du coulisseau et de ses volets : * la figure 5 montre la boîte fermée avec un disque,- Figures 5 to 8 show four other positions of the slide and its flaps: * Figure 5 shows the box closed with a disc,
* la figure 6 montre la boîte ouverte après l'enlèvement du disque,* Figure 6 shows the box open after removing the disc,
* la figure 7 montre la position de fermeture de la boîte vide,* Figure 7 shows the closed position of the empty box,
* la figure 8 montre l'ouverture de la boîte vide,* Figure 8 shows the opening of the empty box,
- les figures 9 et 10 sont deux vues analogues à celles des figures 1 et 2 montrant un second mode de réalisation de l'invention,FIGS. 9 and 10 are two views similar to those of FIGS. 1 and 2 showing a second embodiment of the invention,
- les figures 11 à 14 sont des vues analogues aux précédentes montrant différentes autres positions du coulisseau et des volets pour une boîte avec ou sans disque,FIGS. 11 to 14 are views similar to the previous ones showing different other positions of the slide and the flaps for a box with or without a disc,
- les figures 15 et 16 montrent une troisième variante de réalisation de la boîte à disque selon une présentation conforme aux figures 1 et 2,FIGS. 15 and 16 show a third alternative embodiment of the disc box according to a presentation in accordance with FIGS. 1 and 2,
- les figures 17 à 20 montrent différentes positions de la boîte avec ou sans disque pour un coulisseau conforme au mode de réalisation des figures 15 et 16,FIGS. 17 to 20 show different positions of the box with or without a disc for a slide according to the embodiment of FIGS. 15 and 16,
- les figures 21, 22 montrent un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention, dans une présentation analogue à celle du premier mode de réalisation,FIGS. 21, 22 show another embodiment of the invention, in a presentation similar to that of the first embodiment,
- la figure 23 est une vue de dessus d'un coulisseau et de son volet avec le volet auxiliaire selon le mode de réalisation des figures 21 et 22,FIG. 23 is a top view of a slide and its flap with the auxiliary flap according to the embodiment of FIGS. 21 and 22,
- la figure 24 est une vue en perspective du coulisseau, de son volet et du volet auxiliaire selon la vue de dessus de la figure 23,FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the slide, of its flap and of the auxiliary flap according to the top view of FIG. 23,
- les figures 25 et 26 sont des vues en coupe analogues aux précédentes montrant une variante du mode de réalisation des figures 21, 22. Description de différents modes de réalisation- Figures 25 and 26 are sectional views similar to the previous ones showing a variant of the embodiment of Figures 21, 22. Description of different embodiments
Selon les figures 1 à 20, l'invention concerne une boîte à disques tel que des disques CD, DVD ou autres. Cette boîte se compose d'un boîtier 1 muni d'un couvercle 2 relié au boîtier par une articulation perpendiculaire à la feuille des figures. Le boîtier 1 et le couvercle 2 sont, en général, en matière plastique transparente ; le boîtier reçoit un double fond 3 imbriqué dans le boîtier 1 par des moyens d'enclipsage ou de verrouillage par la forme, non représentés.According to Figures 1 to 20, the invention relates to a disc box such as CD, DVD or other discs. This box consists of a box 1 provided with a cover 2 connected to the box by an articulation perpendicular to the sheet of figures. The housing 1 and the cover 2 are, in general, made of transparent plastic; the housing receives a double bottom 3 nested in the housing 1 by means of clipping or locking by shape, not shown.
Le double fond forme un logement 31 pour un disque 5. Ce logement 31 est entouré par une plage relevée 32 et, du côté de l'articulation entre le couvercle 2 et le boîtier 1, on a un bord large 33 que chevauche le couvercle 2. Le couvercle 2 comporte un bec 21 du côté de son articulation. Ce bec 21 est un bord s'étendant sur toute la profondeur du couvercle (direction parallèle à la direction de l'axe de l'articulation). Du côté du bord large 33, le double fond 3 a une paroi inclinée 331 qui descend jusqu'au fond proprement dit du double fond 3.The double bottom forms a housing 31 for a disc 5. This housing 31 is surrounded by a raised pad 32 and, on the side of the articulation between the cover 2 and the housing 1, there is a wide edge 33 which overlaps the cover 2 The cover 2 has a spout 21 on the side of its articulation. This spout 21 is an edge extending over the entire depth of the cover (direction parallel to the direction of the axis of the joint). On the side of the wide edge 33, the double bottom 3 has an inclined wall 331 which descends to the bottom proper of the double bottom 3.
A sa base, la paroi inclinée 31 comporte une découpe 122 ne s'étendant pas sur toute la profondeur de la paroi inclinée 331 mais seulement sur une petite fraction de celle-ci. Cette découpe 122 se pro- longe au niveau du fond par un logement 121 sensiblement de même largeur qui est à titre d'exemple de l'ordre de 1 ou 2 cm.At its base, the inclined wall 31 has a cutout 122 which does not extend over the entire depth of the inclined wall 331 but only over a small fraction thereof. This cut-out 122 is extended at the bottom by a housing 121 of substantially the same width which is, for example, of the order of 1 or 2 cm.
La boîte comporte un coulisseau 4 en forme de bande, replié avec des articulations élastiques ayant une branche 1 placée en cou- lissement dans le logement 121 et se terminant à une extrémité par une articulation non référencée reliant la branche 41 à un bras 42 en forme de V ouvert venant naturellement en saillie dans le logement 31 du double fond 3. Le coulisseau 4 est repoussé de sa position inactive représentée par exemple à la figure 1 dans sa position active représentée à la figure 2. Dans cette position, le disque 5 rabat le bras 42 contre la paroi incli- née 331 et le fond de la boîte 1 et en même temps fait glisser le coulisseau 4 vers la gauche selon les dessins par rapport à la position complètement à droite limitée par l'extrémité du couloir 121 dans la position représentée à la figure 1.The box comprises a slide 4 in the form of a band, folded with elastic joints having a branch 1 placed in a sliding manner in the housing 121 and ending at one end by an unreferenced articulation connecting the branch 41 to an arm 42 in the form of open V naturally projecting into the housing 31 of the double bottom 3. The slide 4 is pushed from its inactive position shown for example in Figure 1 in its active position shown in Figure 2. In this position, the disc 5 flap the arm 42 against the inclined wall 331 and the bottom of the box 1 and at the same time slides the slide 4 to the left according to the drawings relative to the completely right position limited by the end of the corridor 121 in the position shown in figure 1.
En position inactive (c'est-à-dire en l'absence de disque dans la boîte), lorsque le couvercle 2 se ferme, il pousse et fait glisser le coulisseau 4 en s'appuyant contre l'extrémité de son bras 42 dans la position représentée par exemple à la figure 7. Pour ces figures, on a utilisé les mêmes références précédentes pour désigner les éléments identiques ou analogues.In the inactive position (that is to say in the absence of a disc in the box), when the cover 2 closes, it pushes and slides the slide 4 while pressing against the end of its arm 42 in the position represented for example in FIG. 7. For these figures, the same previous references to designate identical or analogous elements.
Selon le premier mode de réalisation (figures 1 et 2), le coulisseau 4 comporte à l'extrémité de sa branche 41 , à l'opposé de celle reliée au bras 42, un volet 61 logé dans la cavité 7 délimitée entre le dos 11 du boîtier 1 et la partie avant 331 du double fond 3, sous le bord large 33 et la paroi inclinée 331. Ce volet 61 a une largeur (1) inférieure ou au plus égale à la hauteur (h) du dos 11. Sa longueur (ou profondeur) dans la direction perpendiculaire à la feuille du dessin est de préférence pratique- ment aussi grande que la longueur du dos 11 (c'est-à-dire la mesure du dos dans la même direction).According to the first embodiment (Figures 1 and 2), the slider 4 comprises at the end of its branch 41, opposite that connected to the arm 42, a flap 61 housed in the cavity 7 delimited between the back 11 of the housing 1 and the front part 331 of the double bottom 3, under the wide edge 33 and the inclined wall 331. This flap 61 has a width (1) less than or at most equal to the height (h) of the back 11. Its length (or depth) in the direction perpendicular to the sheet of the drawing is preferably practically as great as the length of the back 11 (i.e. the measurement of the back in the same direction).
Le volet 61 est relié à l'extrémité de la branche 41 par une charnière 62. Cette charnière peut être constituée par une charnière dans la masse si le coulisseau 4 est réalisé en une seule pièce avec le volet 61. Dans la mesure où le coulisseau 4 a une largeur relativement faible, de l'ordre de 1 ou 2 centimètres, il peut être élargi dans la zone avant 41 reliée à la charnière 62 pour avoir une profondeur plus importante et, de préférence, égale à la profondeur du volet 61. Ainsi, la charnière 62 s'étend sur toute la longueur. Commandé par le coulisseau, le volet 61 peut prendre une position inactive (figure 1) ou une position active (figure 2). Dans la position inactive, le coulisseau 4 est tiré vers la droite dans le couloir 121 du double fond 3 soit par détente naturelle soit par entraînement par le couvercle comme cela sera vu ensuite, par exemple aux figures 6 et 7. Dans cette position inactive, le volet 61 est plus ou moins aplati contre le fond 12 du boîtier 1. Dans la position active, lorsque le coulisseau 4 est repoussé vers la gauche (selon la figure 2) par la mise en place du disque 1 dans la boîte, ou plus exactement dans son logement 31 du double fond 3, le coulisseau 4 pousse par sa branche 41 sur l'articulation 62. Comme le bord 611 du volet 61 est appuyé dans le coin 13 à la jonction du fond 12 et du dos 1 de la boîte, le volet 61 bascule dans la direction de la flèche A (figure 1) pour venir s'appliquer contre le dos 11 et apparaître derrière le dos 11 transparent comme le reste du boîtier 1. Cette situation est indiquée par la flèche VI. Il est ainsi possible de voir le volet 61 et surtout de lire les indications qu'il porte. Ces indications peuvent correspondre à la description du disque 5, par exemple le titre de l'enregistrement. Il peut également s'agir d'une surface réservée à une inscription libre dans le cas d'un disque 5 enregistrable ou enregistré par l'utilisateur. Lorsque le disque 5 est enlevé et que le couvercle est refermé, le coulisseau est tiré dans la position représentée à la figure 1 et le volet 61 n'est plus visible derrière le dos 11 ou du moins n'est pas visible de manière évidente lorsqu'on regarde dans la direction de la flèche VI. L'utilisateur de la boîte peut ainsi constater que la boîte est vide sans même avoir à ouvrir la boîte. Cette constatation se fait quelle que soit la position de la boîte, par exemple si la boîte est rangée dans une pile avec autres boîtes.The flap 61 is connected to the end of the branch 41 by a hinge 62. This hinge can be constituted by a hinge in the mass if the slider 4 is made in one piece with the flap 61. Insofar as the slider 4 has a relatively small width, of the order of 1 or 2 centimeters, it can be widened in the front zone 41 connected to the hinge 62 so as to have a greater depth and, preferably, equal to the depth of the flap 61. Thus, the hinge 62 extends over the entire length. Controlled by the slide, the shutter 61 can take an inactive position (Figure 1) or an active position (Figure 2). In the inactive position, the slider 4 is pulled to the right in the corridor 121 of the double bottom 3 either by natural expansion or by driving through the cover as will be seen next, for example in FIGS. 6 and 7. In this inactive position, the flap 61 is more or less flattened against the bottom 12 of the housing 1. In the active position, when the slider 4 is pushed to the left (according to FIG. 2) by placing the disc 1 in the box, or more exactly in its housing 31 of the double bottom 3, the slide 4 pushes by its branch 41 on the joint 62. As the edge 611 of the flap 61 is supported in the corner 13 at the junction of the bottom 12 and the back 1 of the box , the flap 61 switches in the direction of the arrow A (FIG. 1) to come to bear against the back 11 and appear behind the transparent back 11 like the rest of the housing 1. This situation is indicated by the arrow VI. It is thus possible to see the flap 61 and especially to read the indications which it carries. These indications may correspond to the description of the disc 5, for example the title of the recording. It can also be a space reserved for free registration in the case of a recordable or recorded disc 5 by the user. When the disc 5 is removed and the cover is closed, the slider is pulled into the position shown in FIG. 1 and the flap 61 is no longer visible behind the back 11 or at least is not clearly visible when 'we look in the direction of arrow VI. The user of the box can thus see that the box is empty without even having to open the box. This is done regardless of the position of the box, for example if the box is stored in a stack with other boxes.
Les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues analogues aux figures 1 et 2 montrant un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention.Figures 3 and 4 are views similar to Figures 1 and 2 showing another embodiment of the invention.
Cette variante selon l'invention se compose d'un coulisseau 4 avec une branche 41 placée dans la boîte dans les mêmes conditions que ci-dessus. L'extrémité avant de la branche 41 est reliée par une articulation 62 au volet 61. En complément de ce volet 61, il est prévu un volet auxiliaire 63 relié à la branche 41 par une articulation 64. Le volet 63 peut occuper toute la profondeur de la cavité 7 ou seulement une fraction de cette profondeur. Sa largeur (mesurée dans le plan de la figure 3) est voisine de la hauteur de la cavité entre le fond 12 et le bord large 33 ou pratiquement égale à cette hauteur. La charnière ou articula- tion 64 se trouve entre l'articulation 62 du volet 61 et la zone de la branche 41 qui reste toujours dans la cavité 7 même lorsque le coulisseau occupe la position la plus à droite, comme celle représentée à la figure 3.This variant according to the invention consists of a slide 4 with a branch 41 placed in the box under the same conditions as above. The front end of the branch 41 is connected by a hinge 62 to the flap 61. In addition to this flap 61, there is an auxiliary flap 63 connected to the branch 41 by a hinge 64. The flap 63 can occupy the entire depth of cavity 7 or only a fraction of this depth. Its width (measured in the plane of Figure 3) is close to the height of the cavity between the bottom 12 and the wide edge 33 or practically equal to this height. The hinge or articulation 64 is located between the articulation 62 of the flap 61 and the zone of the branch 41 which always remains in the cavity 7 even when the slide occupies the rightmost position, like that represented in FIG. 3 .
Dans ces conditions, lorsque le coulisseau 4 est en position inactive, le volet auxiliaire 63 est plus ou moins appliqué contre la paroi inclinée 331 ou est placé devant celle-ci dans une position inclinée ou droite. Le volet auxiliaire 63 occupe alors sa plus grande surface visible à travers le dos 11 ce qui permet de bien le voir lorsqu'on regarde à travers le dos 11 dans la direction de la flèche V2. Dans cette position, le volet 61 est plus ou moins aplati contre le fond 12 et n'est pas visible. Le fonctionnement de ce coulisseau 4A est le même que le coulisseau 4 expliqué à l'aide des figures 1 et 2. Dans la position inactive, le coulisseau 4A occupe la position de la figure 3 ; le volet 61 n'est pas visible à travers le dos 11 et le volet auxiliaire 63 bien visible de manière à signaler activement que la boîte est vide. La signalisation est ainsi double, d'une part l'escamotage du volet 61 qui n'est pas visible et d'autre part, la présence visible du volet 63.Under these conditions, when the slide 4 is in the inactive position, the auxiliary flap 63 is more or less applied against the inclined wall 331 or is placed in front of the latter in an inclined or straight position. The auxiliary flap 63 then occupies its largest visible surface through the back 11 which makes it possible to see it clearly when looking through the back 11 in the direction of the arrow V2. In this position, the flap 61 is more or less flattened against the bottom 12 and is not visible. The operation of this slider 4A is the same as the slider 4 explained with the aid of FIGS. 1 and 2. In the inactive position, the slider 4A occupies the position of FIG. 3; the flap 61 is not visible through the back 11 and the auxiliary flap 63 clearly visible so as to actively signal that the box is empty. The signaling is thus double, on the one hand the retraction of the flap 61 which is not visible and on the other hand, the visible presence of the flap 63.
La position active est représentée à la figure 4. Dans cette position, le volet 61 est appliqué contre le dos 11 de la boîte 1 et le vo- let 62 est caché derrière le volet 61 et il n'est pas visible. Seul le volet 61 est visible ce qu'indique la flèche VI .The active position is shown in FIG. 4. In this position, the flap 61 is applied against the back 11 of the box 1 and the vo- let 62 is hidden behind shutter 61 and is not visible. Only the flap 61 is visible, as indicated by the arrow VI.
Les figures 5 à 8 montrent différentes phases d'utilisation ou de fonctionnement de la boîte. La figure 5 montre le couvercle fermé par-dessus le bras 41, le disque 5 étant placé dans la boîte. Cet état est affiché par la présence du volet 61 derrière le dos transparent 11 (flèche VI indiquant la vue du volet 61 alors que le volet 63 est caché).Figures 5 to 8 show different phases of use or operation of the box. Figure 5 shows the cover closed over the arm 41, the disc 5 being placed in the box. This state is displayed by the presence of the flap 61 behind the transparent back 11 (arrow VI indicating the view of the flap 61 while the flap 63 is hidden).
La figure 6 montre l'ouverture du couvercle 2 après extrac - tion du disque. Le bras 42 s'est relevé autour de son articulation par rapport à la branche 41 mais, à ce moment, le volet 61 est encore à sa place derrière le dos 11 ou, du moins, il peut encore être dans cette place. Le volet 63 est toujours escamoté. Mais la position représentée à la figure 6 est une position transitoire. Si, à partir de cette position, on ferme le couvercle 2 comme le montre la figure 7, le bec 21 repousse le bras 42 vers sa position la plus à droite dans le couloir 121 (si ce déplacement ne s'est pas fait déjà naturellement sous l'effet d'une force extérieure par exemple le poids, si le boîtier est incliné). Dans cette position, le coulisseau est bloqué et le volet auxiliaire 63 apparaît au fond de la cavité 7 à travers le dos 11 comme le montre la flèche V2, le volet 61 n'étant pas visible ou lisible dans cette direction à travers le dos 11.Figure 6 shows the opening of the cover 2 after extraction of the disc. The arm 42 is raised around its articulation with respect to the branch 41 but, at this time, the flap 61 is still in its place behind the back 11 or, at least, it can still be in this place. The flap 63 is always retracted. But the position shown in Figure 6 is a transient position. If, from this position, the cover 2 is closed as shown in FIG. 7, the spout 21 pushes the arm 42 back to its rightmost position in the corridor 121 (if this movement has not already taken place naturally under the effect of an external force, for example weight, if the housing is tilted). In this position, the slide is blocked and the auxiliary flap 63 appears at the bottom of the cavity 7 through the back 11 as shown by arrow V2, the flap 61 not being visible or readable in this direction through the back 11 .
La figure 8 montre la situation dans laquelle se trouvent les pièces lorsqu'on ouvre le couvercle 2 en partant de la figure 7. Dans cette position, le bras 42 s'est détendu mais le coulisseau n'a pas changé de place. Le volet auxiliaire 63 est toujours visible. Mais il s'agit d'une position transitoire suivie par la mise en place du disque et fermeture du couvercle pour passer dans la position de la figure 5 ou refermeture de la boîte vide pour revenir alors dans la position représentée à la figure 7. Les figures 9 et 10 montrent un autre mode de réalisation qui se distingue des modes de réalisation précédents par la forme du volet 61 A, celle du volet auxiliaire 63 étant pratiquement la même que ci- dessus.FIG. 8 shows the situation in which the parts are found when the cover 2 is opened starting from FIG. 7. In this position, the arm 42 has relaxed but the slide has not changed place. The auxiliary flap 63 is always visible. But it is a transient position followed by the installation of the disc and closing of the cover to pass into the position of FIG. 5 or reclosing of the empty box to then return to the position shown in FIG. 7. The Figures 9 and 10 show another embodiment which differs from the previous embodiments by the shape of the flap 61 A, that of the auxiliary flap 63 being practically the same as above.
Selon cette variante, la branche 41 du coulisseau 4 est re- liée au volet 61A par une articulation 62A située entre le bord inférieur et le bord supérieur 611A, 612A du volet 61 A. Le mouvement du volet 61A est ainsi accentué par rapport au mouvement du coulisseau 4 et de sa branche 41. La course à effectuer pour relever le volet 61A ou pour l'abaisser est réduite par rapport au cas des figures précédentes.According to this variant, the branch 41 of the slide 4 is connected to the flap 61A by a hinge 62A situated between the lower edge and the upper edge 611A, 612A of the flap 61 A. The movement of the flap 61A is thus accentuated with respect to the movement of slide 4 and its branch 41. The stroke to be carried out to raise the shutter 61A or to lower it is reduced compared to the case of the preceding figures.
Dans cette variante, il y a également un volet auxiliaire 63A dont le rôle est le même que dans les figures précédentes. Le rôle du vo- let 61A qui peut également être appelé volet principal, est le même que ci- dessus.In this variant, there is also an auxiliary flap 63A whose role is the same as in the previous figures. The role of shutter 61A which can also be called main shutter, is the same as above.
Les figures 11, 12, 13, 14 montrent différentes positions des volets 61A et 63 suivant l'utilisation de la boîte.Figures 11, 12, 13, 14 show different positions of the flaps 61A and 63 depending on the use of the box.
A la figure 11, un disque 5 est placé dans la boîte. Le vo- let 61A est appliqué contre le dos transparent 11 et le volet auxiliaire 63, resté derrière, n'est pas visible.In FIG. 11, a disc 5 is placed in the box. The flap 61A is applied against the transparent back 11 and the auxiliary flap 63, which remains behind, is not visible.
La figure 12 montre l'ouverture de la boîte et l'extraction du disque. Le bras 42 s'est relevé mais le coulisseau n'a pas encore changé de place si bien que le volet 61 A est resté à sa place et le volet 63 également. La figure 13 montre la fermeture de la boîte en l'absence de disque. Dans ce cas, le bec 21 du couvercle 2 repousse le bras 42 vers la droite dans le couloir 121 du double fond et, par cette traction, il fait basculer le volet 61A alors que le volet auxiliaire, prenant appui contre la paroi inclinée 331, se redresse et se met dans une position plus ou moins verticale par rapport à la boîte, de sorte que la surface du volet 63 est bien visible à travers le dos 11, comme le montre la flèche V2.Figure 12 shows the opening of the box and the extraction of the disc. The arm 42 is raised but the slide has not yet changed place so that the flap 61 A has remained in its place and the flap 63 also. Figure 13 shows the closure of the box in the absence of a disc. In this case, the spout 21 of the cover 2 pushes the arm 42 to the right in the corridor 121 of the double bottom and, by this traction, it switches the flap 61A while the auxiliary flap, bearing against the inclined wall 331, straightens up and goes into a more or less vertical position relative to the box, so that the surface of the flap 63 is clearly visible through the back 11, as shown by arrow V2.
La figure 14 montre l'ouverture de la boîte en partant de la position de la figure 13.Figure 14 shows the opening of the box starting from the position of Figure 13.
Les figures 14 et 15 montrent une autre variante de réali- sation de l'invention. Cette variante se distingue des figures précédentes en ce que le coulisseau 4A comporte un volet 61A relié à l'extrémité de la branche 41 par une articulation 62A située entre ses deux bords inférieur et supérieur. Dans cette variante, le volet auxiliaire 63A n'est pas relié à la branche 41 mais est appliqué de manière solidaire à la paroi inclinée 331. II peut l'être par collage. Il peut également être relié par une patte 64A fixée au bord large 33 sous le dessous de celui-ci dans la cavité 7.Figures 14 and 15 show another alternative embodiment of the invention. This variant differs from the previous figures in that the slide 4A comprises a flap 61A connected to the end of the branch 41 by a joint 62A located between its two lower and upper edges. In this variant, the auxiliary flap 63A is not connected to the branch 41 but is applied integrally to the inclined wall 331. It can be by gluing. It can also be connected by a lug 64A fixed to the wide edge 33 below the latter in the cavity 7.
Le volet auxiliaire 63A ou ce qui tient lieu de volet auxiliaire sera ainsi visible dans la position inactive du coulisseau 4A représenté à la figure 15. Il sera caché dans la position active du coulisseau 4A repré- sente à la figure 16 mais alors le volet 61A sera visible derrière le dos 11.The auxiliary flap 63A or what takes the place of an auxiliary flap will thus be visible in the inactive position of the slider 4A shown in FIG. 15. It will be hidden in the active position of the slider 4A shown in FIG. 16 but then the flap 61A will be visible behind the back 11.
Il cachera en même temps le volet auxiliaire 63A.At the same time, it will hide the auxiliary flap 63A.
Les figures 17, 18, 19, 20 montrent les positions d'utilisation de la boîte des figures 15 et 16 dans des états d'utilisation analogues à ceux décrits ci-dessus à propos des différents modes de réalisation précédents.Figures 17, 18, 19, 20 show the positions of use of the box of Figures 15 and 16 in states of use analogous to those described above with regard to the various previous embodiments.
Les figures 21 à 26 montrent un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention. Dans ces figures les éléments identiques ou analogues à ceux des modes de réalisation précédents portent les mêmes références.Figures 21 to 26 show another embodiment of the invention. In these figures, the elements identical or analogous to those of the preceding embodiments bear the same references.
Dans ce mode de réalisation, le coulisseau 4 comporte une branche 41 reliée par une articulation 62 au volet 61.In this embodiment, the slide 4 includes a branch 41 connected by a hinge 62 to the flap 61.
En complément du volet 61, il est prévu un volet auxiliaire 65 relié rigidement c'est-à-dire de manière non articulée, à une base 66 elle-même reliée au coulisseau 4.In addition to the flap 61, an auxiliary flap 65 is provided which is rigidly connected, that is to say in a non-articulated manner, to a base 66 itself connected to the slide 4.
Ainsi la base 66 est reliée à la branche 41 du coulisseau 4 près de sa liaison avec le bras 42 ou au niveau de cette liaison.Thus the base 66 is connected to the branch 41 of the slide 4 near its connection with the arm 42 or at this connection.
La base 66 coulisse solidairement en mouvement du coulisseau 4 dans le couloir 121 tout en restant appliquée contre le fond 12 du boîtier 1 ; le volet auxiliaire 65 reste parallèle à lui-même au cours de ce mouvement de la base 66 accompagnant le mouvement du coulisseau 4.The base 66 slides integrally in movement from the slide 4 in the corridor 121 while remaining applied against the bottom 12 of the housing 1; the auxiliary flap 65 remains parallel to itself during this movement of the base 66 accompanying the movement of the slide 4.
Le volet auxiliaire 65 a une hauteur sensiblement égale à celle de la cavité 7 et il est placé derrière la charnière 62 reliant la branche 41 du coulisseau 4 au volet 61. Lorsque le volet 61 est avancé en po- sition active derrière le dos 11 du boîtier 1, le volet auxiliaire 65 qui se trouve derrière le volet 61 est caché par celui-ci.The auxiliary flap 65 has a height substantially equal to that of the cavity 7 and it is placed behind the hinge 62 connecting the branch 41 of the slide 4 to the flap 61. When the flap 61 is advanced in the active position behind the back 11 of the box 1, the auxiliary flap 65 which is behind the flap 61 is hidden by it.
Lorsque le volet 61 est retiré en position inactive, aplati contre le fond 12 du boîtier, le volet auxiliaire 65 est certes en retrait dans la cavité 7 mais il apparaît à travers le dos 11 transparent. Il est particu- lièrement avantageux du point de vue de l'aspect et de l'effet de signalisation que le volet auxiliaire 65 n'occupe qu'une faible longueur du dos du boîtier 1 et notamment une longueur de l'ordre de 1 à 2 cm au milieu du dos 11 du boîtier 1. Cela permet de mettre encore mieux en évidence le message affiché par le volet auxiliaire 65 par rapport à l'aspect habituel que présente le dos 11 du boîtier occupé par le retour d'étiquette ou par le volet 61.When the flap 61 is removed in the inactive position, flattened against the bottom 12 of the housing, the auxiliary flap 65 is certainly set back in the cavity 7 but it appears through the transparent back 11. It is particularly advantageous from the point of view of the appearance and the signaling effect that the auxiliary flap 65 occupies only a short length of the back of the housing 1 and in particular a length of the order of 1 to 2 cm in the middle of the back 11 of the box 1. This makes it possible to highlight even better the message displayed by the auxiliary flap 65 compared to the usual appearance that the back 11 of the box occupies by the label return or by part 61.
La figure 21 montre le volet 61 rabattu en position inactive contre le fond 12, le volet auxiliaire apparaissant alors à travers le dos 11.FIG. 21 shows the flap 61 folded down in the inactive position against the bottom 12, the auxiliary flap then appearing through the back 11.
La figure 22 montre le volet 61 en position active, appliqué contre le dos 11 du boîtier 1. Le volet auxiliaire 65 est alors caché derrière le volet 61 bien qu'il se soit rapproché du dos 11 en suivant le mouvement du coulisseau 4 et de sa branche 41. D'ailleurs cette position rapprochée du volet auxiliaire 65 est intéressante puisque le volet est bien caché par le volet 61 et ne peut être aperçu en biais soit ni le dessus du dos 11, ni à travers le bord large 33 du double fond si celui-ci est transparent. Cela favorise un affichage clair des deux positions, c'est-à-dire de la présence ou de l'absence d'un disque dans la boîte. Les figures 23, 24 montrent un mode de réalisation intéressant du coulisseau à volet auxiliaire selon les figures 21, 22. La vue de dessus de la figure 23 montre la branche 41 du coulisseau 4 formée de deux parties 41-1 et 41-2. Ces deux parties sont reliées parallèlement au volet 61 par deux parties d'articulation 62-1 ; 62-2. Les deux parties 41-1 ; 41-2 sont reliées comme précédemment au bras 42.FIG. 22 shows the flap 61 in the active position, applied against the back 11 of the housing 1. The auxiliary flap 65 is then hidden behind the flap 61 although it has come closer to the back 11 following the movement of the slide 4 and its branch 41. Besides, this close position of the auxiliary flap 65 is interesting since the flap is well hidden by the flap 61 and can not be seen obliquely either the top of the back 11, or through the wide edge 33 of the double bottom if the latter is transparent. This promotes a clear display of the two positions, i.e. the presence or absence of a disc in the box. Figures 23, 24 show an interesting embodiment of the auxiliary shutter slide according to Figures 21, 22. The top view of Figure 23 shows the branch 41 of the slide 4 formed of two parts 41-1 and 41-2. These two parts are connected parallel to the flap 61 by two articulation parts 62-1; 62-2. The two parts 41-1; 41-2 are connected as before to arm 42.
Le volet auxiliaire 65 perpendiculaire à sa base 66 est situé juste derrière la ligne de l'articulation 62, 62-1 ; 62-2. Le volet 65 est perpendiculaire à la feuille du dessin et la base 66 se trouve entre les deux parties 41-1 ; 42-2 de la branche 41 du coulisseau 4. Ainsi le mouvement du volet 6 et celui du volet auxiliaire 65 sont solidaires mais les deux volets 61, 65 effectuent des. mouvements différents : le volet 61 poussé par la branche 41-1 ; 41-2 du coulisseau bascule de sa position plus ou moins aplatie contre le fond 12 vers une position relevée contre le dos 11 du boîtier alors que le volet auxiliaire 65 suit le mouvement de translation du coulisseau en restant parallèle à lui- même, sa base restant appliquée contre le fond 12. Cette séparation des mouvements est possible car sur au moins une grande partie de sa longueur, la base 66 n'est pas reliée à la branche 41 ou à ses deux parties 41-1 ; 41-2. Pour des raisons de symétrie, il est intéressant que le volet auxiliaire 65 se trouve entre les deux parties 41-1 ; 41-2 de la branche 41 de façon que les extrémités de la branche 41 reliées à l'articulation 62-1 ; 62-2 puissent se soulever avec le relèvement du volet 61. Outre l'efficacité de l'affichage, cette solution a également l'avantage d'une très grande sim- plicité.The auxiliary flap 65 perpendicular to its base 66 is located just behind the line of the joint 62, 62-1; 62-2. The flap 65 is perpendicular to the sheet of the drawing and the base 66 is located between the two parts 41-1; 42-2 of the branch 41 of the slide 4. Thus the movement of the flap 6 and that of the auxiliary flap 65 are integral but the two flaps 61, 65 perform. different movements: the flap 61 pushed by the branch 41-1; 41-2 of the slide switches from its more or less flattened position against the bottom 12 towards a raised position against the back 11 of the housing while the auxiliary flap 65 follows the translational movement of the slide while remaining parallel to itself, its base remaining applied against the bottom 12. This separation of movements is possible because over at least a large part of its length, the base 66 is not connected to the branch 41 or to its two parts 41-1; 41-2. For reasons of symmetry, it is interesting that the auxiliary flap 65 is located between the two parts 41-1; 41-2 of the branch 41 so that the ends of the branch 41 connected to the joint 62-1; 62-2 can be lifted with the flap 61 raised. In addition to the efficiency of the display, this solution also has the advantage of being very simple.
Une autre réalisation non représentée peut consister à inverser la disposition de la branche 41 et de la base 66 en plaçant la base 66 d'un côté ou des deux côtés de la branche 41 alors en une seule pièce. Mais dans ce cas le volet auxiliaire sera placé d'un côté ou en deux parties des deux côtés de la branche 41 pour permettre le passage et le soulèvement de la branche en même temps que se relève le volet 61.Another embodiment not shown may consist in reversing the arrangement of the branch 41 and the base 66 by placing the base 66 on one side or on both sides of the branch 41 then in one piece. But in this case the auxiliary flap will be placed on one side or in two parts on the two sides of the branch 41 to allow passage and lifting of the branch at the same time as the flap 61 rises.
Alors que dans le mode de réalisation ci-dessus, le boîtier n'est pas garni d'une étiquette de fond ou que celle-ci ne remonte pas contre le dos 11 du boîtier, les figures 25, 26 montrent une réalisation avantageuse pour un boîtier garni d'une telle étiquette.While in the above embodiment, the case is not provided with a bottom label or that this does not go up against the back 11 of the housing, FIGS. 25, 26 show an advantageous embodiment for a housing provided with such a label.
Dans ce cas, le volet 61 comporte une face adhésive (du côté tourné vers le dos 11). Cette face adhésive (recouverte de fabrication d'une pellicule pelable), peut alors être collée contre le retour 211 de l'étiquette de fond 212 placée habituellement dans le boîtier 1 sous le double fond 3. Cela permet d'une part d'afficher les références du disque de ce boîtier par l'information d'origine et d'autre part de faire disparaître cette information (texte, dessins ou logo) lorsque la boîte est refermée sans le disque.In this case, the flap 61 has an adhesive face (on the side facing the back 11). This adhesive face (covered with the production of a peelable film), can then be glued against the return 211 of the bottom label 212 usually placed in the housing 1 under the double bottom 3. This allows on the one hand to display the references of the disc of this case by the original information and on the other hand to remove this information (text, drawings or logo) when the box is closed without the disc.
Dans les différents modes de réalisation notamment selon les figures 21-26, la mise en place du coulisseau et de ses volets se fait de manière simple par enlèvement du double fond 3 et installation des volets 61, 65 avec le coulisseau dans le fond du boîtier 1 puis remise en place du double fond. Dans le cas d'une étiquette de fond, on pourra coller à ce moment le volet contre le retour de l'étiquette sous le double fond 3.In the various embodiments, in particular according to FIGS. 21-26, the installation of the slide and its flaps is done in a simple manner by removing the double bottom 3 and installing the flaps 61, 65 with the slide in the bottom of the housing. 1 then put back the double bottom. In the case of a bottom label, the flap can then be stuck against the return of the label under the double bottom 3.
Selon une variante représentée aux figures 23, 24 les deux côtés de la branche 41 ou des parties de branche 41-1 ; 41-2 portent au niveau de la liaison entre la branche 41 et le bras 42, deux languettes élastiques 43-1 ; 43-2 venant latéralement en saillie. Ces languettes élastiques s'appuient contre le bord de l'ouverture 122 de la paroi inclinée 331 du double fond 3 lorsque le coulisseau est repoussé par le disque en position active. La déformation élastique de ces deux languettes permet d'amorcer ou de soutenir le mouvement inverse du coulisseau dans la di- rection opposée au moment de l'enlèvement d'un disque.According to a variant shown in Figures 23, 24 the two sides of the branch 41 or branch parts 41-1; 41-2 carry at the connection between the branch 41 and the arm 42, two elastic tongues 43-1; 43-2 coming laterally projecting. These elastic tabs bear against the edge of the opening 122 of the inclined wall 331 of the double bottom 3 when the slide is pushed back by the disc in the active position. The elastic deformation of these two tongues makes it possible to initiate or support the reverse movement of the slide in the opposite direction when removing a disc.
Comme indiqué, le volet (ou volet principal) des différents modes de réalisation peut comporter des inscriptions faites par le fabricant de la boîte ou celui qui charge les boîtes avec les disques. Les indications peuvent être sous forme d'étiquettes collées sur le volet. Pour le volet auxiliaire, il s'agit en général d'une indication très visible pour signaler l'absence de disque. Cette indication peut être une indication lisible ou un symbole, de préférence en une couleur fluorescente de façon à être bien apparent même lorsque la boîte ou le dos sont faiblement éclairés comme cela peut être le cas lorsque la boîte est rangée dans une pile. Les indications portées par le volet auxiliaire sont soit des étiquettes soit des indications directement imprimées sur ce volet, notamment lorsqu'il s'agit du dernier mode de réalisation décrit, le volet n'étant pas directement relié au coulisseau tout en coopérant étroitement avec celui-ci. As indicated, the component (or main component) of the various embodiments may include inscriptions made by the manufacturer of the box or the one who loads the boxes with the discs. The indications can be in the form of labels stuck on the shutter. For the auxiliary shutter, this is generally a very visible indication to indicate the absence of a disc. This indication can be a readable indication or a symbol, preferably in a fluorescent color so as to be clearly visible even when the box or the back are dimly lit as can be the case when the box is stored in a stack. The indications carried by the auxiliary flap are either labels or indications directly printed on this flap, in particular when it is the last embodiment described, the flap not being directly connected to the slide while cooperating closely with it.

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R E V E N D I C A T I O N S 1°) Boîte à disque CD ou autres comprenant un boîtier (1) muni d'un couvercle (2) et d'un double fond (3) imbriqué dans le boîtier (1) et ayant un logement (31) pour le disque (5) entouré par une plage relevée (32) et un bord large (33) du côté de l'articulation du couvercle (2), un coulisseau (4) venant dans le logement (31) ayant un corps dont une extrémité porte un bras (42) naturellement en saillie dans le logement (31) pour être poussé vers l'intérieur du logement par le couvercle (2) (position inactive) ou être soumis à l'action du disque (5) placé dans le logement (31) pour venir contre la partie inclinée (331) du bord relevé (33), (position active), caractérisée par un volet (61) logé dans la cavité (7) derrière le dos (11) du boîtier sous le double fond (3), ce volet étant relié par une articulation (62) à l'extrémité du coulisseau <(4) autre que celle portant le bras d'actionnement, pour ve- nir1 °) CD or other disc box comprising a case (1) provided with a cover (2) and a double bottom (3) nested in the case (1) and having a housing (31) for the disc (5) surrounded by a raised surface (32) and a wide edge (33) on the side of the articulation of the cover (2), a slide (4) coming into the housing (31) having a body of which one end carries a arm (42) naturally projecting into the housing (31) to be pushed towards the interior of the housing by the cover (2) (inactive position) or to be subjected to the action of the disc (5) placed in the housing (31 ) to come against the inclined part (331) of the raised edge (33), (active position), characterized by a flap (61) housed in the cavity (7) behind the back (11) of the housing under the double bottom (3 ), this flap being connected by a hinge (62) at the end of the slide <(4) other than that carrying the actuating arm, to come
- en position active contre le dos (11) du boîtier (1), lorsque le coulisseau (4) est repoussé par le disque (5) placé dans le boîtier (1) ou- in the active position against the back (11) of the housing (1), when the slide (4) is pushed back by the disc (5) placed in the housing (1) or
- en position inactive contre le fond (11), lorsque le coulisseau (4) est tiré par le couvercle (2) en l'absence de disque dans le boîtier (1).- in the inactive position against the bottom (11), when the slide (4) is pulled by the cover (2) in the absence of a disc in the housing (1).
2°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 1,2) The disc box according to claim 1,
GS - CLGLCΓISCC T CIΓ un volet auxiliaire (63) relié à la branche (41) du coulisseau (4) par une articulation (64) et venant s'appuyer contre la paroi inclinée (33) du dou- ble fond (3) lorsque le coulisseau (4) est rétracté et le volet (61) en position de repos.GS - CLGLCΓISCC T CIΓ an auxiliary flap (63) connected to the branch (41) of the slide (4) by an articulation (64) and coming to bear against the inclined wall (33) of the double bottom (3) when the slide (4) is retracted and the flap (61) in the rest position.
3°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que le volet auxiliaire (63) est articulé à la branche (41) entre l'articulation (62) du volet (61) et la zone de la branche (41) qui reste dans la cavité (7) même lorsque le coulisseau (4) est en position inactive.3) disc box according to claim 2, characterized in that the auxiliary flap (63) is articulated to the branch (41) between the articulation (62) of the flap (61) and the area of the branch (41) which remains in the cavity (7) even when the slide (4) is in the inactive position.
4°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée par un volet auxiliaire (63) venant devant la paroi inclinée (331) du double fond (3), en étant fixé à cette paroi inclinée ou au bord large (33), dans la cavité (7) délimitée entre le boîtier (1) et le double fond (3). 5°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la branche (41) du coulisseau (4) est articulée (62) au bord supérieur du volet (61).4 °) disc box according to claim 1, characterized by an auxiliary flap (63) coming in front of the inclined wall (331) of the double bottom (3), being fixed to this inclined wall or to the wide edge (33), in the cavity (7) delimited between the housing (1) and the double bottom (3). 5 °) disc box according to claim 1, characterized in that the branch (41) of the slide (4) is articulated (62) at the upper edge of the flap (61).
6°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée par un volet auxiliaire (61) relié rigidement à une base (66) elle-même reliée à la branche (41) du coulisseau (4), - la base (66) se déplaçant dans le couloir (121) avec le coulisseau (4),6 °) disc box according to claim 1, characterized by an auxiliary flap (61) rigidly connected to a base (66) itself connected to the branch (41) of the slide (4), - the base (66) is moving in the corridor (121) with the slide (4),
- le volet auxiliaire (65) étant logé dans la cavité (7) derrière la charnière (62) du volet (61) pour rester sensiblement parallèle au dos (11) du boîtier quelle que soit la position du volet (61), etthe auxiliary flap (65) being housed in the cavity (7) behind the hinge (62) of the flap (61) so as to remain substantially parallel to the back (11) of the housing whatever the position of the flap (61), and
- le volet auxiliaire (65) apparaît à travers le dos (11) lorsque le volet (61) est escamoté en position inactive.- the auxiliary flap (65) appears through the back (11) when the flap (61) is retracted in the inactive position.
7°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que le volet auxiliaire (65) a une hauteur sensiblement égale à la hauteur de la cavité (7).7 °) disc box according to claim 6, characterized in that the auxiliary flap (65) has a height substantially equal to the height of the cavity (7).
8°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la branche (41) du coulisseau est formée de deux parties (41-1 ; 41-2) de part et d'autre de la base (66) portant le volet auxiliaire (65).8 °) disc box according to claim 6, characterized in that the branch (41) of the slide is formed of two parts (41-1; 41-2) on either side of the base (66) carrying the auxiliary shutter (65).
9°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que le volet (61) est muni d'un adhésif pour être fixé au retour (211) de l'étiquette (212) du fond de boîtier (1) qui remonte contre le dos (11) du boîtier pour entraîner ce retour (211) en position appliquée contre le dos (11) ou en position inactive, escamotée contre le fond (12) du boîtier.9 °) disc box according to claim 6, characterized in that the flap (61) is provided with an adhesive to be fixed to the return (211) of the label (212) of the bottom of the case (1) which rises against the back (11) of the housing to drive this return (211) in the position applied against the back (11) or in the inactive position, retracted against the bottom (12) of the housing.
10°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que le volet auxiliaire (65) a une longueur qui ne correspond qu'à une fraction de la longueur du dos (11). 11°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la branche (41) du coulisseau (4) est articulée (62A) au volet (61 A) dans une position intermédiaire entre le bord supérieur (612A) et le bord infé- rieur (611 A) du volet (61 A) .10 °) disc box according to claim 6, characterized in that the auxiliary flap (65) has a length which corresponds only to a fraction of the length of the back (11). 11 °) disc box according to claim 1, characterized in that the branch (41) of the slide (4) is articulated (62A) to the flap (61 A) in an intermediate position between the upper edge (612A) and the edge lower (611 A) of the flap (61 A).
12°) Boîte à disque selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le volet (61, 61 A) s'étend sur toute la longueur du dos (11) du boîtier (1).12 °) disc box according to claim 1, characterized in that the flap (61, 61 A) extends over the entire length of the back (11) of the housing (1).
13°) Boîte à disque selon les revendications 2 ou 4, caractérisée en ce que le volet auxiliaire (63, 63A) s'étend sur toute la longueur de la cavité (7) derrière le dos (11) du boîtier (1).13 °) disc box according to claims 2 or 4, characterized in that the auxiliary flap (63, 63A) extends over the entire length of the cavity (7) behind the back (11) of the housing (1).
14°) Boîtier selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le volet (61, 61 A) comporte des indications relatives au disque auquel correspond le boîtier (1) et le volet auxiliaire (63, 63A), des indications affi- chant l'absence de disque dans le boîtier (1).14 °) Housing according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the flap (61, 61 A) comprises indications relating to the disc to which the housing (1) and the auxiliary flap (63, 63A) correspond, indications showing the absence of a disc in the housing (1).
15°) Boîtier selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le coulisseau (4) comporte deux languettes latérales (43-1, 43-2), déforma- bles élastiquement qui s'appuient contre l'ouverture de la paroi inclinée (331) du double fond (3) lorsque le coulisseau (4) est repoussé par le disque (5) en position active, de manière à pousser le coulisseau, élastiquement en direction inverse et amorcer son déplacement lorsqu'on enlève un disque (5) du boîtier (1). 15 °) Housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the slide (4) comprises two lateral tabs (43-1, 43-2), elastically deformable which bear against the opening of the inclined wall (331 ) of the double bottom (3) when the slider (4) is pushed back by the disc (5) in the active position, so as to push the slider, elastically in the opposite direction and start its movement when a disc (5) is removed from the housing (1).
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