Tape cartridge record/plackback apparatus
US4779152A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/6835
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cartridge-handling arrangement for selectively transferring a tape cartridge from a fixed store holding a plurality of cartridges in a vertical stack, to a fixed record/playback station. The cartridge-handling arrangement comprises an elevator platform moving between the appropriate store level and the level of the record/playback station and a displacement mechanism for transferring a selected cartridge between the store and the elevator platform and between the elevator platform and the record/playback station. The overall arrangement is such that a selected cartridge is presented to the record/playback station in a horizontal attitude.
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