BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIGS. 1A and 1B are conceptual diagrams of a cartridge accommodating case having one partitioned chamber, in which FIG. 1A is a vertical sectional perspective view of a first example in accordance with a first embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 1B is a vertical sectional perspective view in accordance with a prior invention (FIG. 10);
FIG. 2A is a horizontal sectional perspective view of the cartridge accommodating case having one partitioned chamber in accordance with this invention;
FIG. 2B is a horizontal sectional perspective view of the cartridge accommodating case having one partitioned chamber in accordance with the prior invention (FIG. 10);
FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams explaining a weakness of the first example, in which FIG. 3A shows a self-standing state, and FIG. 3B shows a tilted state;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating ribs of a second example in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view in which an upper case and a lower case are separated, explaining the first and second examples which are applied to a cartridge accommodating case having four partitioned chambers;
FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams of the upper case shown in FIG. 5, in which FIG. 6A is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 6B is a side view thereof;
FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams explaining the cartridge accommodating case, in which FIG. 7A is a side view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 6A, and FIG. 7B is an external view of essential portions of the cartridge accommodating case, illustrating cushioning ribs provided on outer wall surfaces of the partitioned chamber;
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a first conventional method for accommodating the plurality of cartridges;
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a second conventional method 1 for accommodating the plurality of cartridges;
FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view in which an upper case and a lower case of a cartridge accommodating case having four partitioned chambers in accordance with the prior invention are separated;
FIGS. 11A to 11D are diagrams illustrating the procedure of accommodating a plurality of cartridges in the cartridge accommodating case by using the cartridges shown in FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view in which the upper case and the lower case of the accommodating case in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention are separated;
FIGS. 13A and 13B are explanatory diagrams of the upper case shown in FIG. 12, in which FIG. 13A is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 13B is a side view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a side view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 13A;
FIG. 15 is an external view of essential portions of the accommodating case, illustrating cushioning ribs provided on the outer wall surfaces of the partitioned chamber;
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a peripheral edge of the case, illustrating a stepped bent portion;
FIG. 17 is a perspective view illustrating an overlapping state of terminal ends of the stepped bent portions;
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a modification of the stepped bent portion;
FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view in which the upper case and the lower case of the cartridge accommodating case in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention are separated;
FIGS. 20A and 20B are explanatory diagrams of the upper case shown in FIG. 19, in which FIG. 20A is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 20B is a side view thereof; and
FIG. 21 is a perspective view in which the upper case and the lower case of the cartridge accommodating case shown in FIG. 19 are assembled.
Patent Application
20070181453
