System for automatically transferring information media
US4275425A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/6835
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system comprising a tape stocker storing a plurality of tapes having recorded thereon sound or images and arranged in a vertical direction for delivering and receiving the tapes, a rack accommodating a plurality of reproduction units arranged at least in a horizontal direction and adapted to reproduce the sound or images recorded on the tapes, a tape handling assembly having a tape receiving head turnable and vertically movable toward or away from the reproduction units, the tape handling assembly being operable to handle the tapes for transferring the tapes between the stocker and the reproduction units in the rack, a carriage supporting the stocker and the taper handling assembly and horizontally movable along the rack, and a control unit for controlling the stocker, the tape handling assembly and the carriage to deliver a specified one of the tapes to the desired reproduction unit. Information media, such as video tapes, are retrieved and transferred by the system to the desired location for the reproduction of the recorded information.
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