Disc housing body housing case

Abstract

A disc housing case has a case body 21 having a case housing section 24 in which a plurality of disc cases 3 are housed as they are stacked in the direction of thickness and an insertion/ejection aperture 25 for insertion/ejection of the disc cases 3 to/from the case housing section 24. The disc housing case also has an arrangement switching mechanism 22 for switching a first arrangement state in which the disc cases 3 housed in the case housing section 24 of the case body 21 are arrayed with their respective outer circumferential portions set on a line and a second arrangement state in which the disc cases 3 are arranged to be projected in a step-like manner so that a part of outer circumferential portions of major surfaces of the disc cases 3 is exposed outward from the insertion/ejection aperture 25 of the case body 21.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A disc housing body housing case comprising: 
 a case body having a housing section for housing a plurality of disc housing bodies having disc-shaped recording media housed therein in such a manner that the disc housing bodies are stacked in the direction of thickness, and an aperture for inserting and ejecting the disc housing bodies to and from the housing section; and    arrangement switching means for switching a first arrangement state in which the disc housing bodies housed in the housing section of the case body are arrayed with their respective outer circumferential portions set on a line and a second arrangement state in which the disc housing bodies are arranged to be projected in a step-like manner so that a part of outer circumferential portions of major surfaces of the disc housing bodies is exposed outward from the aperture of the case body.    
     
     
         2 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 1   , wherein a display portion showing the recording contents of information recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium is provided on one lateral end of an outer circumferential portion of the major surface of each of the disc housing bodies housed in the housing section of the case body, and 
 when in the second arrangement state, the arrangement switching means arranges the plurality of disc housing bodies in a step-like manner so that the display portions of the plurality of disc housing bodies are exposed outward.    
     
     
         3 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 1   , wherein the arrangement switching means has an arrangement switching member having a supporting portion for supporting the disc housing body located on the uppermost stage in the second arrangement state and leg portions provided to be enable folding to the supporting portion and adapted for moving the supporting portion in a direction perpendicular to a bottom portion of the case body and for supporting the disc housing bodies in a step-like manner, and the arrangement switching means being deformable between a first form substantially parallel to the bottom portion of the case body in the first arrangement state and a second form in which the leg portions are folded to the supporting portion in the second arrangement state, and 
 holding means for holding the arrangement switching member in the second form.    
     
     
         4 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 3   , wherein a plurality of supporting surfaces for arranging the plurality of disc housing bodies in a step-like manner and thus supporting the disc housing bodies are provided on the leg portions of the arrangement switching member.  
     
     
         5 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 3   , wherein the arrangement switching means has switching operation means for switching the form of the arrangement switching member between the first form and the second form.  
     
     
         6 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 3   , wherein the holding means is provided on the bottom portion of the case body and has a base on which engagement portions to be engaged with both ends of the leg portions when the arrangement switching member is set in the second form.  
     
     
         7 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 6   , wherein operation apertures for moving the arrangement switching member from outside of the bottom portion of the case body are provided in the bottom portion of the case body and in the base.  
     
     
         8 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 6   , wherein cancellation apertures for canceling the engagement state between the engagement portions of the base and the leg portions of the arrangement switching member from outside of the bottom portion of the case body are provided in the bottom portion of the case body and in the base.  
     
     
         9 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 1   , wherein the arrangement switching means has a partition plate which divides the housing area of the housing section in the direction of thickness of the disc housing bodies and is provided to be movable in the direction parallel to the major surfaces of the disc housing bodies housed in the housing section, and 
 the arrangement switching means has the plurality of disc housing bodies arranged in a step-like manner in each housing area divided by the partition plate.    
     
     
         10 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 9   , wherein the partition plate is moved integrally with the supporting portion of the arrangement switching member.  
     
     
         11 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 1   , wherein a cover body which enables opening and closing of the aperture is provided on the case body.  
     
     
         12 . The disc housing body housing case as claimed in    claim 1   , wherein the case body is made of paper.